| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
179 pages ; 19 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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| Summary |
"Lloyd Wilkinson Petrie, one of the seven surviving trustees of the now defunct (for 34 years) Temple Academy for Boys, is preparing a memoir of his days at the school, intertwined with a description of present events. As he navigates, with faltering recall , between the subtle anti-semitism that pervaded the school's ethos and his fascination with his own family history--in particular, his illustrious cousin, the renowned archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie (check out his Wikipedia entry!), the source of his interest in antiquity--he reconstructs the story of his encounter from his school days with a younger student named Ben-Zion Elefantin, who seems to belong to a lost ancient Jewish sect. From this seed emerges one of Ozick's most wondrous tales, one that displays her delight in Jamesian irony and the mythical flavor of a Kafka parable, woven into her own distinct voice"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Boys' schools -- Fiction.
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Families -- History -- Fiction.
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Antisemitism -- Fiction.
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Autobiographical memory -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Jewish fiction.
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9780593318829 hardcover : $21.00 |
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059331882X hardcover |
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