A profoundly moving novel with the unforgettable power of Szab 's award-winning The Door.
Magda Szab was born in 1917 in Debrecen, Hungary. She began her literary career as a poet. In the 1950s she disappeared from the publishing scene for political reasons and made her living by teaching and translating from French and English. She began writing novels, and in 1978 was awarded the Kossuth Prize, the most prestigious literary award in Hungary. Magda Szab died in 2007.
[A] heartbreakingly beautiful novel… George Szirtes conveys both
the sophistication and simplicity of Szabó’s narrative in a superb
translation… Humble, wistful Ettie is a wonderful creation… Just as
The Door won an immediate English-language following, Iza’s Ballad
is bound to become one of the most loved books of the year… This
publication of Iza’s Ballad, subtle and profound, is a cause for
celebration
*Irish Times*
The writing has a lovely clarity and a relevance that is
timeless
*The Times*
Szabo nails with incisive clarity the painful dynamics between the
two [central] characters… A perceptive study of family
relationships, bereavement and old age, it is harrowingly
beautiful
*Lady*
A ruthless exploration of the damage we inflict on one another in
the name of love
*Independent*
Szabo…is a rare voice, and this novel about the death of tradition
and hope is a marvel of empathy
*Irish Times Books of the Year*
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