Author
Magda Szabó
0 award wins, 1 nomination across 1 book.
The Door
1 Nomination
Published 2005-10-20 · 272 pages
The Door (Az Ajto, 1987) by Magda Szabo is a strong novel about the growing relationship between two women - Magda, a writer, and Emerence, her housekeeper - in the panorama of twentieth century Hungary. Emerence chooses to work for Magda, and a force of literature encounters a force of nature. Emerence truly has the strength of ten because her heart is pure. But Emerence has secrets - many secrets. Gradually Magda pries open the doors of Emerence's past. What she finds there is horrifying and astounding.
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Awards & Nominations
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize