Items related to The Lover
A husband seeks his wife's lover who is lost in the turbulence of Israel's Yom Kippur War. As the story of his quest unfolds and grows in intensity, the main protagonists are drawn into the search and are transformed by it: through the different perspectives of husband, wife, teenage daughter, and young Arab emerges a complex picture of the uneasy present, the tension between generations, between Israel's past and future, between Jews and Arabs.
'We see an Arab and an Israeli locked into a debate of proximity, alikeness, mental hatred, that Yehoshua's superb ability to render both presences relieves of all sentimentality. What I value most in The Lover is a gift for equidistance - between characters, even between the feelings on both sides.'
Alfred Kazin, New York Review of Books
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Yehoshua’s psychological novel is complex and fascinating, his voices – distinct and striking – represent more than themselves. -- Publishers Weekly
[Yehoshua] is a writer who exhibits the rigorous fidelity to his own perceptions that produces real originality. -- New York Times
one of Israel’s world-class writers -- Saul Bellow
Book Description:
[Yehoshua] is a writer who exhibits the rigorous fidelity to his own perceptions that produces real originality. -- New York Times
one of Israel’s world-class writers -- Saul Bellow
The Lover was A.B. Yehoshua's first novel and immediately brought him international recognition. It is brilliant, compassionate, and highly original, and as accomplished as all his later works.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherWilliam Heinemann Ltd
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0434890014
- ISBN 13 9780434890019
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
The Lover
Published by
WILLIAM HEINEMANN
(1979)
ISBN 10: 0434890014
ISBN 13: 9780434890019
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 352 pages (complete). Jacket and boards shelf rubbed and marked. Mild tanning, a bit foxing. Still in a very good condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # blwe
Buy Used
£ 9.90
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Lover
Published by
William Heinemann, London
(1979)
ISBN 10: 0434890014
ISBN 13: 9780434890019
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good/Very Good. 1st UK. Translated from the Hebrew by Philip Simpson. The book is internally very good, binding firm, cover bright with slight discolouration . The dj , clipped, is a little shelfworn Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 1100539
Buy Used
£ 15
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Lover
Published by
William Heinemann Ltd
(1979)
ISBN 10: 0434890014
ISBN 13: 9780434890019
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean copy in good condition. Quick dispatch from UK seller. Seller Inventory # mon0000183336
Buy Used
£ 19.04
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Lover
Published by
WILLIAM HEINEMANN
(1979)
ISBN 10: 0434890014
ISBN 13: 9780434890019
Used
Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.23. Seller Inventory # G0434890014I3N00
Buy Used
£ 55.17
Convert currency