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Miklós Vajda

Born 1931 · Hungary

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Books on prize lists

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    Aegon 2010 · Shortlist

    Anyakép, amerikai keretben

    Title translated by AI:“Portrait of a Mother in an American Frame”

    Miklós Vajda · 78 when first published

    Nonfiction · 207 pages · Family, Historical

    AI-generated summary:A sheltered boy grows up with his governess in a wealthy Budapest family in the 1930s while his mother shines in high society, and their bond is tested by anti-Jewish laws and a show trial.

    Also: Aegon 2009 shortlist