The Jewish War: A Novel - Hardcover

Reich, Tova

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679439870 ISBN 13: 9780679439875

Publisher: Pantheon Books, 1995

Synopsis

In a near-future Israel, the fiery leader of an extremist Zionist sect begins a divine mission to recapture the sacred city of Hebron, in a satirical and timely portrait of a modern-day Masada. 10,000 first printing.

About this title

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: Pantheon Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679439870
• ISBN 13: 9780679439875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 269