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This book: Anna Edes by Dezso Kosztolanyi, is about during the Romanian occupation of Hungry, the story of Ann Edes is one of innocence exploited. Anna is a peasant girl taken on as a servant by a childless middle class couple. Having suffered the severe shock of defeat in the First World War and two short revolutions, they are part of a selfish and reactionary group eager to reassert its position as the superior class.