The Pendragon Legend (Hungarian: A Pendragon-legenda) is a 1934 novel by the Hungarian writer Antal Szerb.

The Pendragon Legend
Cover of the first Hungarian edition
AuthorAntal Szerb
Original titleA Pendragon-legenda
TranslatorLen Rix
LanguageHungarian
GenreNovel
PublisherPushkin Press
Publication date
1934
Publication placeHungary
Published in English
2006
Pages330
ISBN978-1-901285-60-4
OCLC62133367

The book is a philosophical thriller/comedy/murder-mystery/ghost story set first in London and then in Wales. A mystical element is diffused through an increasingly complex plot, as all threads converge in the final chapters.

The Pendragon Legend was first translated into English by Lili Halápy in 1963, and again by Len Rix in 2006.

Film adaptation

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In 1974, the novel was turned into a film The Pendragon Legend directed by György Révész.

Historical References

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The novel contains many references to English and European mysticism:

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