The Address

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Marga Minco is the author of 'The Address'. She was a Dutch Jewish writer who wrote about the experiences of Holocaust survivors and the impact of World War II on ordinary people's lives.

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Number 46, Marconi Street is the address where Mrs. Dorling lives. This is where the narrator's mother had sent their family belongings for safekeeping during the war.

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Mrs. Dorling is an old acquaintance of the narrator's mother who had offered to keep their valuable belongings safe during World War II. She took items like table silver, antique plates, and other pre…

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The narrator visits Mrs. Dorling's house to reclaim the family belongings that her mother had given to Mrs. Dorling for safekeeping during the war. After the war ended, she wanted to see, touch, and r…

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Mrs. Dorling did not recognize the narrator and refused to let her in. She said 'I don't know you' and 'It is not convenient for me now. I can't see you. Another time.' She was reluctant and unwelcomi…

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The narrator saw Mrs. Dorling wearing her mother's green knitted cardigan with pale wooden buttons from washing. This confirmed that she was at the right house and that Mrs. Dorling had their belongin…

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During the second visit, Mrs. Dorling's daughter (a girl of about fifteen) opened the door. She let the narrator inside and offered her tea while waiting for her mother.

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The narrator felt horrified and oppressed. She was in a room she 'knew and did not know' - familiar objects were there but arranged in a tasteless way with ugly furniture and a muggy smell, making her…