ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə wˈɜːk kænˈɑːt biː tˈeɪkən ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkli, ðɛɹˌɑːɹ mˈɛni sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə lˈaɪf ʌvðɪ ˈɔːθɚ mˈæɡdə ænd ðə nˈæɹeɪɾɚ, mˈæɡdə.
Although the work cannot be taken autobiographically, there are many similarities between the life of the author Magda and the narrator, Magda.