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BY THE AUTHOR OF THE DOOR, ONE OF NYTBR'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2015
** WINNER OF THE 2018 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE **
** SHORTLISTED FOR THE WARWICK WOMEN IN TRANSLATION PRIZE 2019 **
"Extraordinary" New York Times
"Quite unforgettable" Daily Telegraph
"Unusual, piercing . . . oddly percipient" Irish…
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1 author picked Katalin Street as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Szabó is another of my all-time favorite authors, and I return to her books again and again. Katalin Street explores the devastating effects of Germany’s occupation of Budapest upon three different, neighboring families. Characters are imprisoned in a variety of ways: Bálint serves time in a prison camp; the Elekes family serves time in the small apartment to which they’re moved during the occupation; everyone serves time in the prison of their memories, including the ghost of sweet Henriette, who haunts the narrative.
From Virginia's list on The best books about imprisonment (both literal and figurative).
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