| The Lover Contributor(s): Yehoshua, A. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156539128 ISBN-13: 9780156539128 Publisher: Harpervia OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1993 Annotation: The author's first novel-a dreamlike story of a husband's obsessive search for his wife's lover amid the turbulence of the Yom Kippur War. "The story of the search has the elegant symmetry of a cut gem" (New Yorker). Translated by Philip Simpson. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Jewish - Fiction | Family Life - Marriage & Divorce |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93235676 |
| Series: Harvest in Translation |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.95 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Elusive, haunting."--New York Times Book Review A husband's search for his wife's lover, lost amid the turbulence of the Yom Kippur War, is the heart of this dreamlike novel. Through five different perspectives, Yehoshua explores the realities and consequences of the affair and the search, laying bare deep-rooted tensions within family, between generations, between Jews and Arabs. " A] profound study of personal and political trauma." --Daily Telegraph "Has the symmetry of an elegantly cut gem." --The New Yorker |
Contributor Bio(s): Yehoshua, A. B.: - A. B. YEHOSHUA is the author of numerous novels, including Mr. Mani, Five Seasons, The Liberated Bride, and A Woman in Jerusalem. His work has been translated into twenty-eight languages, and he has received many awards worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. |