The Lion Seeker
Haunted by his mother's pointed questions about his intelligence and character, Isaac Helger, the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants in World War II-era Johannesburg, evolves from a searching hooligan to a striving young man while struggling with a dark family secret and his own impetuous nature.
Autor: | Bonert, Kenneth |
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EAN: | 9780544334519 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 576 |
Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
Verlag: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Mariner Books |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 11.02.2015 |
Untertitel: | Winner of the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, Choice Award 2015 |
Schlagworte: | Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen Familiensaga / Generationenroman Juden / Jüdin / Jüdische Frauen, Geschichte; Romane/Erzählungen Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Südafrika (Republik), Geschichte; Romane/Erzählungen historical fiction africa jewish community realism fast paced thriller heart racing close knit communities humanity human struggles south africa jewish fiction jewish npr postwar post ww2 post wwii holocaust contemporary canadian literature canadian fiction literary fiction historical world literature bookclub cultural fiction judaism johannesburg family saga page turner engaging lively happy endings complex life and death love and loss hope powerful |
Größe: | 38 × 133 × 203 |
Gewicht: | 430 g |