The Fawn by Magda Szabó
The Fawn

Magda Szabó

The Fawn

Magda Szabó

214 pages first pub 1959 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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 Award-winning Hungarian writer Szabó (1917-2007) makes her country’s turbulent history the backdrop for her second novel, published in 1959 and newly translated by Rix. During one fateful day in 1954, theater star Eszter Encsy, a woman consumed b...

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Community Reviews

4.12
based on 177 reviews

Moods

emotional: 71%

reflective: 68%

dark: 66%

sad: 53%

challenging: 37%

tense: 22%

funny: 11%

mysterious: 11%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
7% of readers chose A mix
89% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

24% of readers chose Yes
48% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
39% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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