Iza's ballad
By: Magda Szabo ; translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes
Contributors: Szirtes, George, 1948- translator
Series: New York Review of Books Classics; New York Review Books classics
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781681370347
Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Widows; Families; Life change events; Fiction
Work titles: Pilátus
Description: "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"--