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Amsterdam Muntinga 1994
ISBN
906766197X / 9789067661973
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Beginning at the end of World War II, with the inception of the British Mandate in Palestine, the story revolves around the Levy family. One of the sons, Esau, is the narrator who winds up leaving Palestine under a curse from his mother, who condemns him to a loveless, childless life.
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LibraryThing member carioca
Shalev did a fantastic job in adapting the biblical story of Jacob and Esau to a modern family saga set mostly in Jerusalem. As in The Blue Mountain, characters are markedly drawn and alive and descriptions abound. Shalev is truly a great writer and he has not disappointed me yet.