| Soumchi Contributor(s): Oz, Amos (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547636938 ISBN-13: 9780547636931 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Jewish |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012016430 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.20 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Soumchi, an eleven-year-old boy growing up in British-occupied Jerusalem just after World War II, receives a bicycle as a gift from his Uncle Zemach, he is overjoyed--even if it is a girl's bicycle. Ignoring the taunts of other boys in his neighborhood, he dreams of riding far away from them, out of the city and across the desert, toward the heart of Africa. But first he wants to show his new prize to his friend Aldo. In the tradition of such memorable characters as Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield, Amos Oz's Soumchi is fresh, funny, and always engaging. |
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. " |