A B Yehoshua
A. B. Yehoshua (1936-2022) was born in Jerusalem to a Sephardi family. Drawing comparisons to William Faulkner and described by Saul Bellow as "one of Israel's world-class writers," Yehoshua, an ardent humanist and titan of storytelling, distinguished himself from contemporaries with his diverse exploration of Israeli identity. His work, which has been translated into twenty-eight languages, includes two National Jewish Book Award winners ( Five Seasons and Mr. Mani ) and has received...See more
A. B. Yehoshua (1936-2022) was born in Jerusalem to a Sephardi family. Drawing comparisons to William Faulkner and described by Saul Bellow as "one of Israel's world-class writers," Yehoshua, an ardent humanist and titan of storytelling, distinguished himself from contemporaries with his diverse exploration of Israeli identity. His work, which has been translated into twenty-eight languages, includes two National Jewish Book Award winners ( Five Seasons and Mr. Mani ) and has received countless honors worldwide, including the International Booker Prize shortlist and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize ( Woman in Jerusalem ). See less
A B Yehoshua's Featured Books
A B Yehoshua book reviews
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A Woman in Jerusalem
A Search For Love And Place
A. B. Yehoshua's novel, "A Woman in Jerusalem" raises a number of difficult themes -- the nature of love, the search for identity, the importance of place -- but explores them unconvincingly. I don't ... Read More
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Lover
Hard to get into - Hard to put down
by barcando, Jul 10, 2007
"The Lover' is a stream of consciousness novel told Rashomon style from the points of view of each of the characters presented. It shows that no matter what you think that others are thinking, you ... Read More
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A Woman in Jerusalem
the Personal and Mundane Experience of Terrorism
by Toby, Apr 3, 2007
A.B. Yehoshua's novel " A Woman in Jerusalem" is a sparse but gripping character study of Israeli life as everyday people pursue everyday life in a time when terrorist attacks are an everyday reality ... Read More
