by Magda Szabó · LITERATURA RANDOM HOUSE · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439710875
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«La puerta» is the novel by Magda Szabó, published by Literatura Random House in hardcover (320 pages, in Spanish).
A writer and her enigmatic housekeeper, a reserved woman of strong character, are the protagonists of this novel set in Hungary. The coexistence between the writer and her housekeeper uncovers secrets from the past and reveals a tense balance of trust, power and dependence, with a reflection on social barriers and what separates people.
The work was recognized with the Prix Femina Étranger; the Spanish translation is by Marta Komlosi Ferenczi. This edition was published in 2005.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in the portrayal of human relationships, secrets from the past and social differences.
Magda Szabó was a Hungarian novelist. Doctor of philology, she also wrote dramas, essays, studies, memoirs, poetry and children's literature. She was a founding member of the Digital Literary Academy, an online digital repository of Hungarian literature. She is the most translated Hungarian author, with publications in 42 countries and over 30 languages.
