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Avraham B. Jehošua

  • A. B. Jehošua
  • א. ב. יהושע
19 december 1936 – 14 juni 2022
Avraham B. Jehošua
The Liberated Bride
Friendly Fire
The Story of Crime and Punishment
Mr. Mani
Israel
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  • Israel

    • 192bladzijden
    • 7 uur lezen

    First U.S. edition 1988 by Harper & Row, 192 pages, illustrated.

    Israel
    4,0
  • Mr. Mani

    • 368bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    Five conversations between two people reconstruct the history of the dying Mani clan, describing the lives of six generations of its members from their emigration from Greece to Palestine in 1848 to the mid-1980s. 10,000 first printing.

    Mr. Mani
    4,1
  • The Story of Crime and Punishment

    • 104bladzijden
    • 4 uur lezen

    Desperate to escape his poverty, the poor student Raskolnikov murders his pawnbroker and her sister. At first, nobody suspects him, but his own conscience plagues him incessantly - and it isn't long before a police detective to have his doubts about Raskolnikov's innocence, and is determined to make him confess.

    The Story of Crime and Punishment
    3,9
  • Friendly Fire

    A Duet

    • 396bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    A couple, long married, are spending an unaccustomed week apart. Ya'ari, an engineer, is busy juggling the day-to-day needs of his elderly father, his children, and his grandchildren. His wife, Daniela, flies from Tel Aviv to East Africa to mourn the death of her older sister. There she confronts her anguished brother-in-law, Yirmiyahu, whose soldier son was killed six years earlier in the West Bank by “friendly fire." Yirmiyahu is now managing a team of African researchers digging for the bones of man’s primate ancestors as he desperately strives to detach himself from every shred of his identity, Jewish and Israeli. With great artistry, A. B. Yehoshua has once again written a rich, compassionate, rewarding novel in which sharply rendered details of modern Israeli life and age-old mysteries of human existence echo one another in complex and surprising ways.

    Friendly Fire
    3,6
  • The Liberated Bride

    • 576bladzijden
    • 21 uur lezen

    Professor Yohanan Rivlin has two obsessions: the first is to understand the Arab mind; the second is to understand the failure of his elder son's marriage. Rivlin's two quests lead him to extraordinary encounters with very disparate people as he searches out the truth both in politics and life.

    The Liberated Bride
    3,7
  • The Year is 999 A.D. Christians in Europe are preparing themselves for the arrival of the Messiah at the Millenium and religious fevour is in the air.

    A Journey to The End of The Millennium
    3,6
  • De minnaar

    • 129bladzijden
    • 5 uur lezen

    Cuarenta y un años después de publicar su primera novela, Marguerite Duras se convierte de la noche a la mañana, con el amante, en una autora solicitada por todos los públicos. Y, además, recibe poco después, en noviembre de 1984, el prestigioso premio Goncourt. A todos emociona sin duda esta narración autobiográfica en la que la autora expresa, con la intensidad del deseo, esa historia de amor entre una adolescente de quince años y un rico comerciante chino de veintiséis.

    De minnaar
    3,7
  • Open Heart

    • 510bladzijden
    • 18 uur lezen

    Delving into the complexities of love and desire, this book offers a captivating exploration of the heart's enigmatic nature. The narrative weaves together themes of passion and emotional depth, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences with love. Its rich storytelling and profound insights create a seductive atmosphere, making it a compelling read for those intrigued by the intricacies of human relationships.

    Open Heart
    3,4
  • The Continuing Silence of a Poet

    The Collected Short Stories of A.B. Yehoshua

    • 376bladzijden
    • 14 uur lezen

    This paperback edition brings together novellas and short stories of the celebrated Jewish writer A.B. Yehoshua, including two stories previously unpublished in English. Mr Mani, which appeared in the previous hardback edition, is now a novel in its own right.

    The Continuing Silence of a Poet