Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The Rabbi's Suitcase
Verlag:
Koehler Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35792567
EAN: 9798888246979
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Di, 06.10.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 41.–
Beschreibung
Winner of the 2026 American Legacy Book Awards - Best New Fiction Winner of the 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Award - Historical Fiction (1900s) Rooted in a forbidden romance, this sweeping family saga delves into the intersection of history, desire, and resilience, illuminating the challenges women face in forging their identities. Inspired by history and a trove of love letters, The Rabbi's Suitcase recounts how, in the early 1880s, a battered steamship, overcrowded with Orthodox Jewish travelers, makes a treacherous journey from Lithuania to Jerusalem, the home of their patriarchs. On board, Yosef Siev, a twelve-year-old mystic, is entranced with wild-haired Chana. Their story is told against a backdrop of Ottoman rule, the privations of WWI, and British Mandatory uprisings. In 1926 Yosef and Chana's seventeen-year-old granddaughter, Zipora, enters into a forbidden relationship with Reuven, a young Lithuanian immigrant destined, as a close ally of David Ben Gurion, to become a founder of the State of Israel. The liaison extracts a heavy toll. With dreams of self-discovery and a better future for herself and her family, Zipora travels to America determined to contribute to Reuven's studies at the Sorbonne. Conflicts arise over issues of politics, gender inequality, and fidelity, forcing heart-wrenching decisions.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Robert Kehlmann
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2025
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 374