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At the age of 14 Georg Koves is plucked from his home in a Jewish section of Budapest and without any particular malice, placed on a train to Auschwitz. He does not understand the reason for his fate. He doesn’t particularly think of himself as Jewish. And his fellow prisoners, who decry his... read more
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First Sentence edit
I didn't go to school today.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 329 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Dead Father, and followed by Willard and His Bowling Trophies.
This book is in Outstanding books by Nobel Prizes in Literature. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Imre Kertész (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Hungarian
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Country: Hungary
Publication Date: 1975
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Page Count: 191
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Hungary
Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 191
Awards edit
- Independent Foreign Fiction Prize (Finalist, 2006, Shortlist)
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 894.511334
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Movie Connections edit
- Sorstalanság (Fateless) (2005) (IMDb): Hungarian film adaptation
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