The Door (novel)
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The Door is a novel by Hungarian writer Magda Szabó
(1919–2007). The novel concerns the developing relationship between a young Hungarian writer and her cleaner, and is partly autobiographical.
It was originally published in Hungary in 1987, and translated into English in 1995 by Stefan Draughon for American publication, and again in 2005 by Len Rix
for British publication. Rix's translation won the 2006 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
, and was short-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
.
Based on the novel, a film is to be released, directed by István Szabó
, in late 2011 (UK).
Magda Szabó
Magda Szabó was a Hungarian writer, arguably Hungary's foremost woman novelist. She also wrote dramas, essays, studies, memories and poetry....
(1919–2007). The novel concerns the developing relationship between a young Hungarian writer and her cleaner, and is partly autobiographical.
It was originally published in Hungary in 1987, and translated into English in 1995 by Stefan Draughon for American publication, and again in 2005 by Len Rix
Len Rix
Len Rix is a translator of Hungarian literature, noted for his translations of Antal Szerb's Journey by Moonlight and The Pendragon Legend and of Magda Szabó's The Door.-Personal life:...
for British publication. Rix's translation won the 2006 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize is an annual literary prize for any book-length translation into English from any other living European language...
, and was short-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was inaugurated by British newspaper The Independent to honour contemporary fiction in translation in the United Kingdom. The award was first launched in 1990 and ran for five years before falling into abeyance. It was revived in 2001 with the financial support...
.
Based on the novel, a film is to be released, directed by István Szabó
István Szabó
István Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.Szabó is the most internationally famous Hungarian filmmaker since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European, auteurist art cinema, he has made films that represent many of the psychological and political...
, in late 2011 (UK).