Smoky, noirish novel that follows an actress from her childhood in provincial Hungary to the glamour – and strictures – of her career behind the Iron Curtain.
The Fawn
£14.99
Edition:Paperback978152942564202/02/2023
Categories: 04. New Year 2023: Fiction, Fiction, New Year 2023
Tags: Fiction in Translation, Hungary
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