ðɪ ˈɔːθɚ, mˈæɡdə ʃˈɑːboʊ, wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐn ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈaɪɾɚ ænd mˈæɹid tʊ ɐn ˌækədˈɛmɪk, ðə hʌŋɡˈɛɹiən tɹænslˈeɪɾɚ tˈɪbɚ ʃˈɑːbɑːtkə.
The author, Magda Szabó, was also an educated writer and married to an academic, the Hungarian translator Tibor Szobotka.