The Fawn

Synopsis

From the author of the door and abigail and for fans of elena ferrante and clarice lispector, a newly translated novel about a theater star who is forced to reckon with her painful and tragic past. In the door, in iza’s ballad, and in abigail, magda szabó describes the complex relationships between women of different ages and backgrounds with an astute and unsparing eye. Eszter, the narrator and protagonist of the fawn, may well be szabó’s most fascinating creation. Eszter is an only child.