Judges: A Novel - Softcover
From Elie Wiesel, a gripping novel of guilt, innocence, and the perilousness of judging both. A plane en route from New York to Tel Aviv is forced down by bad weather. A nearby house provides refuge for five of its passengers: Claudia, who has left her husband and found new love; Razziel, a religious teacher who was once a political prisoner; Yoav, a terminally ill Israeli commando; George, an archivist who is hiding a Holocaust secret that could bring down a certain politician; and Bruce, a would-be priest turned philanderer. Their host an enigmatic and disquieting man who calls himself simply the Judge begins to interrogate them, forcing them to face the truth and meaning of their lives. Soon he announces that one of them the least worthy will die. The Judges is a powerful novel that reflects the philosophical, religious, and moral questions that are at the heart of Elie Wiesel s work.
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"This novel explores moral questions that have never been more relevant. In these dangerous and confusing times, this novel should be required reading for us all. Enthusiastically recommended for all libraries."
"Will certainly strike a chord in today's nervy, post-September 11 world."
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"Will certainly strike a chord in today's nervy, post-September 11 world."
Elie Wiesel is the author of more than forty books, including his unforgettable international best-sellers Night and A Beggar in Jerusalem, winner of the Prix Médicis. He has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States Congressional Gold Medal, and the French Legion of Honor with the rank of Grand Cross. In 1986, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and University Professor at Boston University. He lives with his wife, Marion, in New York City.
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- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0805211217
- ISBN 13 9780805211214
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