| The Hill of Evil Counsel Contributor(s): Oz, Amos (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156402750 ISBN-13: 9780156402750 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1991 Annotation: Three stories in which history and imaginative narrative intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. A book "as complex, vivid and uncompromising as Jerusalem itself" (The Nation). Translated by Nicholas de Lange in collaboration with the Author. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Jewish |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 7.9" W x 5.2" (0.40 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Sensuous prose and indelible imagery." -- New York Times Three stories in which history and imagination intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. Refugees drawn to Jerusalem in search of safety are confronted by activists relentlessly preparing for an uprising, oblivious to the risks. Meanwhile, a wife abandons her husband, and a dying man longs for his departed lover. Among these characters lives a boy named Uri, a friend and confidant of several conspirators who love and humor him as he weaves in and out of all three stories. The Hill of Evil Counsel is "as complex, vivid, and uncompromising as Jerusalem itself" (Nation). |
Contributor Bio(s): Oz, Amos: - " AMOS OZ (1939 - 2018) was born in Jerusalem. He was the recipient of the Prix Femina, the Frankfurt Peace Prize, the Goethe Prize, the Primo Levi Prize, and the National Jewish Book Award, among other international honors. His work has been translated into forty-four languages. " |