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Iza's ballad
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New York : New York Review Books, [2016].
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xii, 327 pages ; 21 cm
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Fair Oaks
FICTION Szabó, M.
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"When Ettie's husband dies, her daughter, Iza, insists that she give up the family house in the countryside and move to Budapest. Displaced from her community and her home, Ettie tries to find her place in this new life. Iza's Ballad is the story of a woman who loses her life's companion and a mother trying to get close to a daughter whom she has never truly known. It is about the meeting of the old-fashioned and the modern worlds and the beliefs we construct over a lifetime. Beautifully translated by the poet George Szirtes, this is a profoundly moving novel with the unforgettable power of Magda Szabo's award-winning The Door"--

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"When Ettie's husband dies, her daughter, Iza, insists that she give up the family house in the countryside and move to Budapest. Displaced from her community and her home, Ettie tries to find her place in this new life. Iza's Ballad is the story of a woman who loses her life's companion and a mother trying to get close to a daughter whom she has never truly known. It is about the meeting of the old-fashioned and the modern worlds and the beliefs we construct over a lifetime. Beautifully translated by the poet George Szirtes, this is a profoundly moving novel with the unforgettable power of Magda Szabo's award-winning The Door"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Szabó, M., & Szirtes, G. (2016). Iza's ballad. New York, New York Review Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Szabó, Magda, 1917-2007 and George Szirtes. 2016. Iza's Ballad. New York, New York Review Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Szabó, Magda, 1917-2007 and George Szirtes, Iza's Ballad. New York, New York Review Books, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Szabó, Magda and George Szirtes. Iza's Ballad. New York, New York Review Books, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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