Four Mothers
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.90 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1505301904 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The family has known riches and fame as well as poverty and bad fortune, but women have always survived, and prospered.The epic drama echoes the wondrous realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and demonstrates a talent for lavish details. The story depicts Jerusalem from the end of the 19th century to present day, covering the Turkish and British rule over the ancient city. The realistic yet fantastic style and story question the cultural inferiority and oppression of women as well as the role of the family curse within contemporary Israeli society. The colorful and rich work presents a precis
Bilu's translation captures the language of folkloreAfull of symbolic objects, superstition and Israeli customs. When relatives correctly predict that her husband will leave her after their son's birth, Amal inquires into the origins of her matriarchal family's curse of the disappearing husband. Pnina-Mazal's husband goes off to war, leaving her to a career translating for the international factions inhabiting the city, which necessitates having out their daughter, Geula, nursed by an Arab woman. Sara's ill-fated marriage produces a linguistica
JERUASALEMITE SENSE/STINGS OF HUMOR A Customer I AM NOW READING THIS AUTHOR 4TH BOOK "TAMARA ON THE WATER", NOT YET TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH; AS SOMEONE BORN IN ISRAEL/JERUSALEM THE HEROES AND THREADS CONNECTING BETWEEN THEM REMIND ME OF MANY JERUALEMITES "PURE SEPHARADY" WOMEN INCLUDING MY MOTHER.. Enchanting, stirring and magic realistic novel While reading the first page of Four Mothers I had the strong feeling I would read this novel in one long night. My feelings were right: this novel is irrisistable and I could almost feel the warmth of the stones of Jerusalem, almost touch the women, smell the odeurs of roses, identify with the passionate love betw. "Four Mothers, Five Stars!" according to D.Beyer. This is one of those rare books that sets a trap for the unmindful reader in the lure of its opening line--"I was born in my great-grandmother's brass bed in the summer of 19Four Mothers, Five Stars! D.Beyer This is one of those rare books that sets a trap for the unmindful reader in the lure of its opening line--"I was born in my great-grandmother's brass bed in the summer of 1948." It's a book respectful of the period in which it takes place, richly detailed of everyday practices (e.g., black iron pots standing over . 8." It's a book respectful of the period in which it takes place, richly detailed of everyday practices (e.g., black iron pots standing over