Binding: Paperback
Description: International Bestseller and winner of the International Literature Prize. At once an exquisite love story and a coming - of - age novel an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title Judas is one of Amos Oz's most powerful novels. Jerusalem 1959. Shmuel Ash a biblical scholar is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is however a third mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader a beautiful woman in her forties entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece the old Jerusalem stone house haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship reveals its secrets. A magnificent novel Oz pitches the book's heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last. New York Times Book Review Scintillating An old - fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern. Observer Oz has written one of the most triumphant novels of his career. Forward A big beautiful novel Funny wise and provoking. Times (UK)
Title: Judas
Author(s): Oz Amos
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9781328745491
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 11/21/2017