Kaddish for a Child Not Born Summary
Imre Kertész

Kaddish for a Child Not Born Summary

Boy

The boy is the son of the narrator's ex-wife, from her second marriage. He and his sister appear at the end of the novel, and he is described by the narrator as “stubborn ... [w]ith hard eyes like grayish blue pebbles.”

The Diri

The Diri is the director of the boarding school that the narrator attends from age five to ten. He is a short man with a large belly, yellowish-white mustache, and...

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