Celery

István Fekete's highly successful novel, The Zsellérek, published in 1939, is set against the historical backdrop of the first decade of the Horthy era, discusses the current problems and troubles of the Hungarian countryside and the Hungarian peasantry, and also suggests solutions to them. The novel is directly a development of a human soul, and indirectly a drama presenting the dilemmas of the fate of the more affluent agricultural class identified with Hungarians. To what extent is the main character Péter Zsellér determined by his peasant origin and environment? Is he able to advance in the social ladder through his intelligence and studies? Finally, the author offers the reader the love of land and nation of Péter, who finds himself after his struggles and is proud of his peasant heritage, as an idealistic model to follow.