"Sensuous prose and indelible imagery." -- New York Times Three stories in which history and imagination intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. Refugees drawn to Jerusalem in search of safety are confronted by activists relentlessly preparing for an uprising, oblivious to the risks. Meanwhile, a wife abandons her husband, and a dying man longs for his departed lover. Among these characters lives a boy named Uri, a friend and confidant of several conspirators who love ...
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"Sensuous prose and indelible imagery." -- New York Times Three stories in which history and imagination intertwine to re-create the world of Jerusalem during the last days of the British Mandate. Refugees drawn to Jerusalem in search of safety are confronted by activists relentlessly preparing for an uprising, oblivious to the risks. Meanwhile, a wife abandons her husband, and a dying man longs for his departed lover. Among these characters lives a boy named Uri, a friend and confidant of several conspirators who love and humor him as he weaves in and out of all three stories. The Hill of Evil Counsel is "as complex, vivid, and uncompromising as Jerusalem itself" ( Nation ).
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Add this copy of The Hill of Evil Counsel to cart. $40.74, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Chatto & Windus.
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Fair. Ex library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Add this copy of The Hill of Evil Counsel: Three Stories to cart. $52.38, like new condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Chatto & Windus.
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First Edition. Hfirst U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. ardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 210. Original publishers blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Three stories, set in Jerusalem at the twilight of the British mandate, dramatize the plight of refugees seeking shelter and living in the past and activists preparing for the future. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas De Lange in collaboration with the author. ISBN: 070112248X Fine in fine dust jacket. No inscriptions, not price-clipped.
Amos Oz is an extraordinary writer; although his background is Israel and he discusses life there, his books are less political than emotional and psychological...with a historic background.
