Jericho Mosaic - Hardcover

Whittemore, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393023958 ISBN 13: 9780393023954

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1987

Synopsis

This novel about the rivalries and crosscurrents of the Middle East focuses on a Jewish double-agent who has become a trusted adviser to Syria's military leaders

About this title

About the Author:

Edward Whittemore (1933­­­–1995) graduated from Yale University in 1955 and went on to serve as a Marine officer in Japan and spend ten years as a CIA operative in the Far East, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition to writing fiction, he managed a newspaper in Greece, was employed by a shoe company in Italy, and worked in New York City’s narcotics control office during the administration of Mayor John V. Lindsay. He wrote the Jerusalem Quartet while dividing his time between New York and Jerusalem.

From Library Journal:

This fourth volume of Whittemore's "Jerusalem Quartet" contains some excellent writing but is beset with problems. Given the nature of his subjecta Jew, born near Baghdad, whose life working for Israeli intelligence and then as a spy in Lebanon (finally as a double agent) coincides with Israel's entire historythis is not surprising. Whittemore appears uncertain whether he is writing fiction or political commentary, and the nonchronological narrative only adds to the confusion. There are too many characters, even if they are well drawn. And at times their intertwined relationships seem too pat even for espionage novels. Perhaps the most interesting feature is Whittemore's beautifully lyric descriptions, particularly when landscape is used to give fascinating insight into character. For larger collections. Rochelle Ratner, formerly Poetry Editor, "Soho Weekly News," New York
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About this edition

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0393023958
• ISBN 13: 9780393023954
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 374