A czigánybáró; Minden poklokon keresztül

The narrative depicts a flood-prone, depopulated borderland and a solitary wealthy landowner whose family preserved power by accommodating occupying rulers, reclaiming marshes, and settling war prisoners as tenants. It follows the household's fortunes and the birth and upbringing of the owner's dark-skinned son, Jonas, as military tides shift and an approaching campaign imperils the estate. Vivid descriptions of miasmic swamps, shifting shores, and nomadic or predatory life frame scenes of everyday management, hunting episodes, and negotiated relations with foreign commanders. Themes include survival amid environmental hardship, pragmatic alliances, and how war and ecological instability shape inheritance, identity, and the fate of a rural community.