However, Peytrina is subservient to Irimiás, and Irimiás’ general demeanor appears to be one of self-interest. The narrative then shifts focus to Irimiás and Petrina, who work as field operatives for the Soviet government. Futaki and some of the other villagers consider gathering up as much money as they can and fleeing to somewhere else. Since then, the village has steadily sunk into increasingly deep poverty. The village used to be a government-sponsored collectivist estate, but the government dissolved the estate in recent years. One morning, Futaki-a resident of the village-awakes to hear the mysterious sound of bells ringing, despite the fact that there are no bells nearby. The novel is set in an unnamed village in Hungary in the 1980s. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Krasznahorkai László.
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