Celestial Harmonies

Paperback. Pub Date :2005-01-17 Pages: 880 Language: English Publisher: Harper Perennial A biographical novel in the grand European literary tradition that spans multiple generations and three centuries of tumultuous Central European history. as witnessed by the Esterhazys. a leading Hungarian family.The Esterhazys. one of Europes most prominent aristocratic families. are indelibly inscribed in the history of the Hapsburg Empire.Having gone through epic conquest. tragedy. triumph and near destruction. the Esterhazy family lore is rich. poignant. entertaining and awe -inspiring. 'Celestial Harmonies' is a national epic in the form of fiction. which Esterhazy writes by reinventing the traditional form of the dynastic saga.Beginning with short sections narrated in the first person. 'Celestial Harmonies' recounts legends. inventions and episodes that form a mosaic in which chron...