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salatanita's review
4.0
Being a Hungarian myself, one may find it odd that I am reading a book by a Hungarian author in English.
Firstly, I hardly read anything in Hungarian these days (shame on me), and secondly, I am a huge admirer of literary translators, and if there's a big name amongst English translators of Hungarian prose and poetry then Ottilie Mulzet is one. So, forgive my boldness, Mr Schein, I have picked up your book because of Ms Mulzet.
This is not my usual genre, so I had expected this to be a long and somewhat boring reading journey, but it was not! Hence the four stars. Apart from some Goethe-like contemplation here and there, I found the two stories interesting even if I am not taking too much of them with me. The Translator's Notes at the end of the book comes really handy for those not familiar with the historical and cultural background.
Thank you NetGalley and Yale University Press for this Advance Review Copy.
Firstly, I hardly read anything in Hungarian these days (shame on me), and secondly, I am a huge admirer of literary translators, and if there's a big name amongst English translators of Hungarian prose and poetry then Ottilie Mulzet is one. So, forgive my boldness, Mr Schein, I have picked up your book because of Ms Mulzet.
This is not my usual genre, so I had expected this to be a long and somewhat boring reading journey, but it was not! Hence the four stars. Apart from some Goethe-like contemplation here and there, I found the two stories interesting even if I am not taking too much of them with me. The Translator's Notes at the end of the book comes really handy for those not familiar with the historical and cultural background.
Thank you NetGalley and Yale University Press for this Advance Review Copy.
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