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This contemplative novel will appeal to readers interested in introspective literary fiction that examines grief, history, and human connection against the backdrop of Jerusalem.
Set in 1940's Palestine, Bernhard concerns a German-Jewish widower.
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Devastated by the loss of his wife, Bernhard disconsolately walks the streets of Jerusalem, considering Gandhi, analysis, the beauty of his wife Paula's neck, his Arab neighbours, Kokoschka, the Messiah, and the inner life of his friend Gustav the plumber.
As his hero tries to come to terms with his grief and the disasters of WWII, Hoffmann shows the slow remaking of an inner world.
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ISBN: 9780811216807
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 November 2006
Country: United States
Imprint: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Contributors:
- Translated by Eddie Levenston
- Translated by Alan Treister
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 193.0mm
Weight: 216g
Pages: 172
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About the Author
Yoel Hoffmann was born in Brasow, Romania in 1937. He is presently a citizen of Israel, and is Professor of Eastern Philosophy at the U. of Haifa. He has had a lifelong scholarly engagement with Hebrew literature, Western philosophy, and Japanese Buddhism. His is the winner of the first Koret Jewish Book Award. His books include The Heart is Katmandu, Bernhardt, The Christ of Fish, and Katschen & The Book of Joseph.
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