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64 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811234856
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 August 2004
Description
Narrated in a series of stark, brief vignettes, The Illiterate is Ágota Kristóf's memoir of her childhood, her escape from Hungary in 1956 with her husband and small child, her early years working in factories in Switzerland, and the writing of he...
Community Reviews Summary of 394 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
inspiring 40%
sad 31%
informative 26%
dark 22%
hopeful 12%
challenging 10%
tense 5%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 12%
Average rating
64 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811234856
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 27 August 2004
Description
Narrated in a series of stark, brief vignettes, The Illiterate is Ágota Kristóf's memoir of her childhood, her escape from Hungary in 1956 with her husband and small child, her early years working in factories in Switzerland, and the writing of he...
Community Reviews Summary of 394 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
inspiring 40%
sad 31%
informative 26%
dark 22%
hopeful 12%
challenging 10%
tense 5%
adventurous 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 22%
slow 12%
Average rating