In the Shadow of the Ark - Hardcover

Provoost, Anne; Nieuwenhuizen, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439442346 ISBN 13: 9780439442343

Publisher: Arthur a Levine, 2004

Synopsis

Offers a look at the circumstances and events surrounding the building of Noah's ark and the great flood that left all but Noah's family stranded and left to perish, focusing on the relationship between Re Jana, a young woman not chosen to be on the ark, and Noah's son Ham during their final days together.

About this title

Review:

"Provoost sketches a world that sizzles with activity and teems with life." -- De Standaard

About the Author:

Anne Provoost was born in 1964. She lives with her husband and three young children in Antwerp, Belgium. She studied Literature and Pedagogics at the University of Louvain and spent a year and a half in the United States after her studies. She writes in Dutch, but has been translated into more than nine languages. Her books include My Aunt is a Pilot Whale, Falling (which was made into a feature film) and The Rose and the Swine, which won the Golden Kiss in the Netherlands. The latter two titles were both IBBY Honor books. In the course of her writing career, Provoost has received practically every major literary award for works in the Dutch language. She was elected a member of The Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature in 2003. www anneprovoost.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Arthur a Levine
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0439442346
• ISBN 13: 9780439442343
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384