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Author record · 2014 to 2023

Magda Szabó: Awards and Best-of Lists

Magda Szabó has won 1 award, the PEN America Literary Awards (2018) for Katalin Street, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2023The FawnWarwick Prize for Women in Translation source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · TranslationLen Rix
2023The FawnThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also RecommendedLen Rix
2020AbigailWarwick Prize for Women in Translation source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · TranslationLen Rix
2020AbigailThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the YearLen Rix
2019Katalin StreetWarwick Prize for Women in Translation source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · TranslationLen Rix
2018Katalin StreetPEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · PEN Translation PrizeLen Rix
2016Iza’s BalladNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & PoetryGeorge Szirtes
2015The DoorNew York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · FictionLen Rix
2015The DoorNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & PoetryLen Rix
2014Iza’s BalladFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction in Translation

Books

  1. Abigail2 sources · 2020
  2. Iza’s Ballad2 sources · 2014 to 2016
  3. Katalin Street2 sources · 2018 to 2019
  4. The Door2 sources · 2015
  5. The Fawn2 sources · 2023