The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon - Softcover

Zimler, Richard

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9781900850032: The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1900850036 ISBN 13: 9781900850032

Publisher: Arcadia Books, 1998

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In 1492, at the peak of anti-semitism in Portugal, Jews are being forced to turn their back on the Torah and adopt Christianity. Amongst this backdrop, Berekiah Zarco, a young manuscript illustrator, searches for the killer of his uncle Abraham, a renowned kabbalist discovered murdered in a secret synagogue next to a naked woman....

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Set in Lisbon in 1506, a debut novel in the tradition of THE NAME OF THE ROSE. When his uncle, a renowned kabbalist, is found dead, Berekiah's investigations lead him into the secret ways in which the Jews sought to hide from their persecutors.

Review:

An international bestseller and a riveting literary murder mystery (Independent on Sunday)

Gripping, richly written and overflowing with historic detail (New York Times)

Historical accuracy, the structures of a mystery, the pace of a thriller . . . a fascinating novel with a spellbinding subject matter (Elle)

Vividly rendered . . . drenched in atmosphere and period detail (Wall Street Journal)

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