The Jewish War: A Novel (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) - Softcover

Reich, Tova

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815604521 ISBN 13: 9780815604525

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Set in the near future within a war-torn Israel, The Jewish War chronicles the rise to power of Jerry Goldberg, a Bronx teen who has devoted his life to hastening the arrival of the Jewish Messiah. Charismatic and ambitious, Jerry changes his name to Yehudi Hagoel and amasses a cadre of followers to help him establish and maintain the God-given boundaries of Palestine.

Written with the humor and satire that have won her acclaim, Tova Reich narrates Hagoel's illicit passage to Israel, his coronation as king of secessionist Judea and Samaria, and his ultimate retreat from the Israeli armies.

"With its merciless skewering of all that is ridiculous in religious fanaticism, and at the same time its sympathy for those burning with a holy vision of their land, The Jewish War succeeds marvelously". -- The New York Times Book Review

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From the Back Cover:

"Undeniably funny ... Reich has the writer's sure touch, eye, ear, sensibility; her book sings." -- Anne Bernays, The Washington Post

"Reich's voice is a striking one: she has a gift for outrageous, hard-edged comedy that Evelyn Waugh might have appreciated."

-- James N. Baker, Newsweek

"It is evident from the very first page that an extraordinary energy is at work." -- Harper's

About the Author:

Tova Reich is the author of the novels Mara and Master of the Return, which won the Edgar Lewis Wallant Award for fiction. Her stories and reviews have appeared in, among other publications, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and The New York Times. She lives on the fringe of Washington, D.C., with her husband and children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0815604521
• ISBN 13: 9780815604525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288