| A Guide for the Perplexed Contributor(s): Horn, Dara (Author), MacDuffie, Carrington (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1482939851 ISBN-13: 9781482939859 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - General - Fiction | Literary |
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| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A thrilling new novel exploring how memory shapes the soul, by "an astonishing storyteller" (Financial Times) Software prodigy Josie Ashkenazi has invented a program that records everything its users do. When an Egyptian library invites her to visit as a consultant, her jealous sister Judith persuades her to go. But in Egypt's postrevolutionary chaos, Josie is kidnapped--leaving Judith free to usurp her sister's life, including her husband and daughter, while Josie's talent for preserving memories becomes her only hope of escape. A century earlier, Solomon Schechter, a Cambridge professor, hunts for a medieval archive hidden in a Cairo synagogue. What he finds will reveal the power and danger of the world Josie's work brings into being--a world where nothing is ever forgotten. Interweaving stories from Genesis, medieval philosophy, and the digital frontier, A Guide for the Perplexed is a spellbinding tale sure to bring a vast new readership to the acclaimed work of Dara Horn. |
Contributor Bio(s): Horn, Dara: - Dara Horn was named one of Granta's "Best of Young American Novelists" and has won numerous literary awards. MacDuffie, Carrington: -Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recording artist who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been a frequent finalist for the Audie Award, including for her original audiobook, Many Things Invisible. Alongside her narration work, she has released a new album of original songs, Only an Angel. |