num_pages: 208
description: On the eve of World War II, a young, red-haired magician who calls himself Vörös arrives in a small Hungarian village, prophesying death and destruction. The only one to believe him is thirteen-year-old Kicsi. She tries to help him warn the villagers, but the local rabbi, who also possesses magical powers, frustrates their attempts. Then the Nazis come, and everyone in the village, including Kicsi and her family, are sent to concentration camps. Can the power of Vörös, the Red Magician, help them survive? The Red Magician is a notable work of Holocaust literature, as well as a marvelously entertaining fantasy that is wise and transcendent.
language: English
title: The Red Magician
titlecomplete: The Red Magician
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magic, Magical Realism, Historical Fantasy, Jewish, Young Adult, Holocaust, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 677
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award
category: Original Paperback
publisher: Starscape