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

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.

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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