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The Book Of Israel

Dunsk, Lithuania, 1874: brought home dying from the mill, an old man leaves his new grandson the only thing of value he owns — his name.In one Jewish family, the forename Israel is handed down from generation to generation. But as parts of the family move across the world — beginning in Lithuania at the end of the 19th century and finishing in London at the beginning of the 21st — different Israels in different countries have very different relationships with the name and the weighty expectations it represents.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 288
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780684025742
  • Genres
  • fiction
  • Release date
  • 2004