Último día en Budapest

Published in 1940, this novel uniquely brings together two virtuosos of 20th-century Hungarian literature: Sándor Márai, the author of *The Last Encounter*, pays homage to his mentor, Gyula Krúdy, a legendary figure in Budapest's literary bohemia and author of a series of novels featuring Sinbad. One May morning, Sinbad bids farewell to his wife with the promise to return before nightfall with enough money to buy his young daughter a dress. Giving in to the temptation of a carriage ride, he embarks on a leisurely stroll through the capital, visiting his favorite haunts: the Turkish bath, the café where he wrote, and his preferred restaurants. Blending reality and fiction, Sándor Márai offers us a story where his own pre-war memories intertwine with the imagination of Gyula Krúdy, one of Hungary's greatest writers.