| The Love of Zion Contributor(s): Mapu, Abraham (Author), Marymount, Joseph (Translator), Patterson, David (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1592641296 ISBN-13: 9781592641291 Publisher: Toby Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1964 Annotation: Abraham Mapu's first novel, Ahavat Ziyyon (The Love of Zion), published in 1853, won immediate acclaim. Its sixteen editions attest to its continued popularity. This edition also features selections of Mapu's others novels, as well as an introduction to his life and work by David Patterson of Oxford University. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.8" W x 8.62" (1.04 lbs) 321 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Abraham Mapu (1808-1867) was one of the first, & finest, of the novelists to write in Hebrew. Heavily influenced by a wide range of sources, the Bible, the Romantic Novelists, & renewed pride in ancient Jewish history, his works recall the finest works of writers such as Flaubert & other great romantic novelists. |