| A Palestine Affair Contributor(s): Wilson, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400031222 ISBN-13: 9781400031221 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: In British-occupied Palestine after World War I, Mark Bloomberg, a beleaguered London painter, and Joyce, his American wife, witness the murder of a prominent Orthodox Jew. Joyce, a non-Jew and ardent Zionist, is drawn into an affair with the British investigating officer, while Mark seeks solace in the exotic colors and contours of the Middle Eastern landscape. Each of the three has come to Palestine to escape grief, and yet--caught in the crosshairs of history--they will all be forced to confront the very issues they hoped to leave behind in this swift and sensuous novel of artful concealment and roiling passions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.2" W x 8.02" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Arab World - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: In British-occupied Palestine after World War I, Mark Bloomberg, a beleaguered London painter, and Joyce, his American wife, witness the murder of a prominent Orthodox Jew. Joyce, a non-Jew and ardent Zionist, is drawn into an affair with the British investigating officer, while Mark seeks solace in the exotic colors and contours of the Middle Eastern landscape. Each of the three has come to Palestine to escape grief, and yet caught in the crosshairs of history they will all be forced to confront the very issues they hoped to leave behind in this swift and sensuous novel of artful concealment and roiling passions." |