Abraham B. Jehoshua Books

First U.S. edition 1988 by Harper & Row, 192 pages, illustrated.

Five conversations between two people reconstruct the history of the dying Mani clan, describing the lives of six generations of its members from their emigration from Greece to Palestine in 1848 to the mid-1980s. 10,000 first printing.

This paperback edition brings together novellas and short stories of the celebrated Jewish writer A.B. Yehoshua, including two stories previously unpublished in English. Mr Mani, which appeared in the previous hardback edition, is now a novel in its own right.

Desperate to escape his poverty, the poor student Raskolnikov murders his pawnbroker and her sister. At first, nobody suspects him, but his own conscience plagues him incessantly - and it isn't long before a police detective to have his doubts about Raskolnikov's innocence, and is determined to make him confess.

A couple, long married, are spending an unaccustomed week apart. Ya'ari, an engineer, is busy juggling the day-to-day needs of his elderly father, his children, and his grandchildren. His wife, Daniela, flies from Tel Aviv to East Africa to mourn the death of her older sister. There she confronts her anguished brother-in-law, Yirmiyahu, whose soldier son was killed six years earlier in the West Bank by “friendly fire." Yirmiyahu is now managing a team of African researchers digging for the bones of man’s primate ancestors as he desperately strives to detach himself from every shred of his identity, Jewish and Israeli. With great artistry, A. B. Yehoshua has once again written a rich, compassionate, rewarding novel in which sharply rendered details of modern Israeli life and age-old mysteries of human existence echo one another in complex and surprising ways.

Professor Yohanan Rivlin has two obsessions: the first is to understand the Arab mind; the second is to understand the failure of his elder son's marriage. Rivlin's two quests lead him to extraordinary encounters with very disparate people as he searches out the truth both in politics and life.

The Year is 999 A.D. Christians in Europe are preparing themselves for the arrival of the Messiah at the Millenium and religious fevour is in the air.

Back in print in paperback, "an exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl" ("Boston Herald"). This edition includes an Introduction by Maxine Hong Kingston that looks back at Duras's world from an intriguing new perspective--that of a visitor to Vietnam today.

Delving into the complexities of love and desire, this book offers a captivating exploration of the heart's enigmatic nature. The narrative weaves together themes of passion and emotional depth, inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences with love. Its rich storytelling and profound insights create a seductive atmosphere, making it a compelling read for those intrigued by the intricacies of human relationships.

Abraham B. Jehoschua erzählt in seinem meisterhaft komponierten Roman von einem erfolgreichen Leben und von dem Preis, der dafür gezahlt werden muss. Als der Regisseur Jair Moses zu einer Retrospektive seiner Filme nach Santiago de Compostela eingeladen wird, will er die Reise nach Spanien in Begleitung von Ruth, seiner langjährigen Weggefährtin, genießen. Aber dann ruft ein verstörendes Bild in seinem Hotelzimmer vergessen geglaubte Erinnerungen wach: Eine Filmszene, in der Ruth als junge Frau einem Bettler am Straßenrand die Brust geben sollte, führte zum Zerwürfnis mit dem Drehbuchautor, seinem engsten Freund. Wie konnte es so weit kommen? Die Konfrontation mit seinen alten Filmen, noch dazu in der fremden Sprache, lässt Moses tief in seine Vergangenheit eintauchen und ihn die Ereignisse von damals in einem neuen Licht sehen. Der überwältigende Wunsch nach Versöhnung wird für ihn zum Auslöser für die Auseinandersetzung mit der eigenen Geschichte.