"And translated into Ukrainian under the title "The Dying Lion", this book by the famous Hungarian writer Miklos Banffy tells the story of a great and fallen family of aristocrats in the late 19th - early 20th centuries. The author skillfully describes the life of the Hungarian nobility, their luxurious balls, intrigues and tragedies. The novel "The Dying Lion" is a sophisticated psychological portrait of the world of underprivileged aristocrats, which brought popularity and recognition to the writer both in Hungary and abroad. This book is an important masterpiece of world literature, which fascinates with its atmosphere and depth of penetration into human souls.