Fateless by Imre Kertész

Fateless

The Holocaust

Imre Kertész with Christopher J. Wilson, Katharina Wilson

191 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

Fateless is a moving and disturbing novel about a Hungarian Jewish boy’s experiences in German concentration camps and his attempts to reconcile himself to those experiences after the war. Upon his return to his native Budapest still clad in his s...

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Moods

dark 77%
sad 63%
emotional 59%
reflective 56%
challenging 43%
informative 18%
tense 18%
adventurous 11%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 38%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 43% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 18% | N/A: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 6%

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3.86

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