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The door

Magda Szabó
1994272 pages
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16 editions · 4 languages
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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. Yet there is genuine humor, too, as the very different women interact with each other…

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16 editions · 4 languages
  • Audiobook · English · 2019
    Naxos and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781094015743
  • Paperback · English · 2005
    Harvill Press · 272 pages · 9781843431930
  • Other · English · 2020
    Door
    Penguin Random House · 320 pages · 9781784876401
  • Other · English · 2020
    Naxos · 1 pages · 9781094015750
  • Other · English · 2017
    Door
    Penguin Random House · 272 pages · 9781784872403
  • Other · English · 2015
    Door
    New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The · 9781322869179
Women authorsDomesticsFictionFiction, psychologicalHungary, fictionAuthors, fictionHousehold employeesPolitics and government