"The Door" is an unsettling exploration of the relationship between
two very different women. Magda is a writer, educated, married to
an academic, public-spirited, with an on-again-off-again
relationship with Hungary's Communist authorities. Emerence is a
peasant, illiterate, impassive, abrupt, seemingly ageless. She
lives alone in a house that no one else may enter, not even her
closest relatives. She is Magda's housekeeper and she has taken
control over Magda's household, becoming indispensable to her. And
Emerence, in her way, has come to depend on Magda. They share a
kind of love--at least until Magda's long-sought success as a
writer leads to a devastating revelation.
Len Rix's prizewinning translation of "The Door" at last makes it
possible for American readers to appreciate the masterwork of a
major modern European writer.
General
| Imprint: |
Nyrb Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
NYRB Classics |
| Release date: |
2015 |
| First published: |
February 2015 |
| Authors: |
Magda Szabo
|
| Translators: |
Len Rix
|
| Introduction by: |
Ali Smith
|
| Dimensions: |
204 x 128 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
262 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-59017-771-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-59017-771-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781590177716 |
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