The Lover

The Lover - Paperback

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The Lover - Paperback

The Lover - Paperback

by Abraham B. Yehoshua , Abraham B. Yehoshua
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by Abraham B. Yehoshua (Author), Abraham B. Yehoshua (Author)

"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
Number of Pages: 368
Dimensions: 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: May 07, 1993
ISBN9780156539128
Author Abraham B. Yehoshua , Abraham B. Yehoshua
PublisherHarpervia
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 1993
LanguageENG- English
Pages368
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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