| The Last Kabbalist in Lisbon Contributor(s): Zimler, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1585670227 ISBN-13: 9781585670222 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Set in the universe of the Jewish Kaballah during the Lisbon massacre of April 1506, this novel tells the story of a secret Jew named Zarco who searches for the killer of his uncle, a renowned kabbalist and manuscript illuminator, encountering a secret language and code that obscures the truth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - Renaissance - Fiction | Jewish - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97046184 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.44" W x 7.96" (0.69 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Just a few years earlier, Jews living in Portugal were dragged to the baptismal font and forced to convert to Christianity. Many of these New Christians persevered in their Jewish prayers and rituals in secret and at great risk; the hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists, a mystical sect of Jews, continued as well. One such secret Jew was Berekiah Zarco, an intelligent young manuscript illuminator. Inflamed by love and revenge, he searches, in the crucible of the raging pogrom, for the killer of his beloved uncle Abraham, a renowned kabbalist and manuscript illuminator, discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue along with a young girl in dishabille. Risking his life in streets seething with mayhem, Berekiah tracks down answers among Christians, New Christians, Jews, and the fellow kabbalists of his uncle, whose secret language and codes by turns light and obscure the way to the truth he seeks. A marvelous story, a challenging mystery, and a telling tale of the evils of intolerance, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon both compels and entertains. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zimler, Richard: - Richard Zimler was born in New York and studied journalism at Stanford University. He has published eight novels over the last fifteen years, including the famous The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon. He has won numerous prizes for his work, and is a contributor to the Los Angeles Times Book Review. Visit zimler.com. |