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Kaddish for a child not born
By Kertész, Imre & Wilson, Christopher & Wilson, Katharina M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-81011-176-9
- Publisher
- Evanston, Ill. : Hydra Books, 1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1997
Like its author, Hungarian novelist Kertesz (Fateless, LJ 10/15/92), the narrator in this disturbing yet lyrical novel is a writer/translator and Holocaust survivor. Middle-aged and out of harmony with everyone, including himself, he makes a final effort to explain his disconnectedness to life and his refusal to bring a child into a world where horrors like the Holocaust can occur. He recalls the pivotal events of his un...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
