Kaddish for an Unborn Child by Imre Kertész

Kaddish for an Unborn Child

The Holocaust

Imre Kertész with Tim Wilkinson

120 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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This novel is a tale of identity and memory - the story of a middle-aged man taking stock of his life in the ever-present shadow of the Holocaust. The first word of this haunting novel is 'no'. It is how the narrator a middle-aged Hungarian Jewish...

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Community Reviews Summary of 131 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
emotional 80%
challenging 60%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
tense 10%

Pace

slow 40%
fast 30%
medium 30%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 33% | N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.75

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