BOOK DISCUSSION: The Door by Magda Szabó

February 19, 2026, at 4pm

The Door by Magda Szabó is a haunting, award-winning novel set in postwar Hungary that explores the intense bond between a writer and her enigmatic housekeeper, Emerence. First published in 1987 and later released by the NY Review of Books, it was also adapted into a 2010 film starring Helen Mirren. Discussant Shelby Van Meter.