Bibliograph

Iza's ballad, Magda Szabo ; translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes

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Iza's ballad, Magda Szabo ; translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Iza's ballad

Oclc number

950750880

Responsibility statement

Magda Szabo ; translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes

Series statement

New York Review of Books Classics

Summary

"When Ettie's husband dies, her daughter, Iza, insists that she give up the family house in the countryside and move to Budapest. Displaced from her community and her home, Ettie tries to find her place in this new life. Iza's Ballad is the story of a woman who loses her life's companion and a mother trying to get close to a daughter whom she has never truly known. It is about the meeting of the old-fashioned and the modern worlds and the beliefs we construct over a lifetime. Beautifully translated by the poet George Szirtes, this is a profoundly moving novel with the unforgettable power of Magda Szabo's award-winning The Door"--, Provided by publisher

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