The renowned Israeli author "e;once again captures the culture of modern-day Israel with provocative deadpan humor"e; in a novel of wealth, war, and family (Publishers Weekly).
A semi-autobiographical portrait of the original Yentl and "e;an important contribution to the vastly neglected genre of feminist Yiddish literature"e; (Booklist).
Father Pat Cheyne, an unkempt, middle-aged priest on a lone canoe ride reflects on how these solitary meditations in his beloved canoe have marked his life.
Depois de receber a noticia que o irmao e unico parente foi morto em acao na Grande Guerra, Charlotte Zielinski de 21 anos se alista como voluntaria de primeiros socorros.
La vida es la mejor de las malas opciones refleja la comedia y la tragedia de un judío sensible en el Israel moderno, quien trata de abstraerse del horrible pasado de su nación y de su estresante existencia a través de una escritura creativa e imaginativa, lo que demuestra que el arte es capaz de evadir a la gente de la realidad.
Cuando era niña, Julia comenzó a comprar regalos para su futuro esposo, un hombre cuya similitud y personalidad ha evocado en su mente, un hombre que ella llama "amado".
South of Calcutta, in one of the dim curves of the Hugli River, before inserting its dense wet arms into the clay sand, several children played with innocent joy as they dipped their tiny bodies in one of the nearby public fountains.
Dieses Buch Energie des Mitternachtsgebets ist zweifellos eins der umfassendsten undmeisten stärksten Bücher, die auf geistigeKriegsführung geschrieben werden.
Mientras la gente del mundo es atraída al espectáculo del cielo, permanecen ignorantes de la batalla entre el bien y el mal que ocurre en una lejana montaña; el resultado de esta lucha determinará el futuro de nuestra realidad… y quizá del universo entero.
They say the Bible is a fairy tale, but not if you see the natural wonders and beauty of the earth and the universethe wind ( heard and felt but not visible), the sun, the moon, the stars, the rivers, the seas, trees, birds, plants, creatures, insects, colors, shapes, diamonds, rubies, and emeralds.
Rescued from a sex club on the south America island of Tamarigo, young Emilio Gomez is given a fresh start in life while he struggles with his own sexuality and his own faith.
This is the story of forgiveness for a small girl who grew up during WWII on the island of Java in the Far East and who was imprisoned in Tjideng, the notorious Japanese concentration camp for women and children.
