海角大神

10 great books featuring working class heroes

nspired by a posthumous story collection from Lucia Berlin: a list of excellent stories starring proletarians too rarely given voice in industrial life.

6. "The Door," by Magda Szab贸

The strongest personality in Magda Szab贸鈥檚 1987 novel (reissued by NYRB Classics this year) is the housekeeper Emerence. Narrated by a prominent writer also named Magda, this Hungarian novel is in many ways a love letter to the maid, whose willpower dominates the book. While Magda might have the privilege and prestige, Emerence has a fiery spirit that money can鈥檛 buy. Her singular personality is the heart of this book.

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