In Hungarian literature, which novel by Mór Jókai depicts the economic and social modernization of 19th-century Hungary through the entrepreneur Mihály Timár?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Az arany ember
- Step 1: Mór Jókai's Az arany ember (The Man of Gold, 1872) follows Timár's commercial rise on the Danube and his conflict between public fortune and personal happiness on the No Man's Island. Answer: Az arany ember. Why not the others: A kőszívű ember fiai depicts the Baradlay brothers in the 1848 War of Independence, Egy magyar nábob depicts pre-reform gentry dissipation, and Fekete gyémántok centers on coal mining.
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