If I Told You Once

If I Told You Once is a novel by American author Judy Budnitz, published in 1999 by Picador. Budintz's first novel, the book was shortlisted for the 2000 Women's Prize for Fiction.

If I Told You Once
AuthorJudy Budnitz
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
GenreMagical realism
PublisherPicador
ISBN978-0-312-20285-9

Summary

The novel initially follows Elena, a girl fleeing an unnamed Eastern European country and traveling to New York City. The narrative later becomes interwoven with the story of three other generations of Elena's family.

Reception

If I Told You Once received mixed reviews. Publishers Weekly praised Budnitz's "hypnotic prose" and "haunting quality".[1] Kirkus Reviews described the novel as a "kind of Jewish Rashomon, delivered with humor and heart.[2]

Newsday was critical of the novel's narrative structure, questioning the need for multiple generations of narrators.[3]

Awards

Visible Worlds was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2000.[4]

References
  1. "Publishers Weekly". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  2. "If I Told You Once". kirkusreviews.com. October 1, 1999. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. Murphy, Bernadette (November 11, 1999). "Book Review". Newsday (Nassau Edition). Nassau. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  4. "If I Told You Once". womensprizeforfiction.co.uk. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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