SHAMOT : Roman [= DEVASTATION : a novel]

Reuveni, Aharon (Aaron Reubeni)(originally: Aharon Shimshlevitch)(12 August 1886 Poltava, Russian Empire, now Ukraine - 10 September 1971 Jerusalem, Israel)

Published by Avraham Yosef Stiebel, Warsaw, 1925

About this Item

In Hebrew. 234 pages. 215 x 155 mm. Top edge dyed blue. Reuveni was a winner of the Bialik Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. This highly acclaimed novel tells the history of one Jewish family with deep roots in old Jerusalem, of a new emigrant from Russia, and other figures during World War I in Israel. Natan Zach described this work as one of the greatest of modern Hebrew literature. Reuveni doesn't describe battles but rather the reactions of people who are crushed by the steamroller of history. Shamot is a stand alone novel that is also a part of a trilogy named EdYerushalem (= a Jerusalem witness). Shamot is Reuveni's masterpiece. End papers detached. Seller Inventory # 016117

Bibliographic Details

Title: SHAMOT : Roman [= DEVASTATION : a novel]

Publisher: Avraham Yosef Stiebel, Warsaw

Publication Date: 1925

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition