Death of a Monk

图书标准信息

• 作者 Alon Hilu 著
• 出版社 Vintage Books
• 出版时间 2007-08
• ISBN 9780099490647
• 定价 83.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Damascus1840.AslanFarhi'squiet,shelteredlifeisturnedupsidedownwhenhisbrutishfather,awealthybusinessman,decidesheshouldwed.Aslanfindstheweddingapainfulordeal,lightenedonlybythepresenceoftheexoticdancer,Umm-Jihan,bywhomhebecomesentranced.Unabletocometotermswithhiswife,whohasmovedintothefamilyhome,AslanvisitshisfriendSuleimanthebarberwhotellshimoftheMaqhacafé,aplacestrictlyforbiddentoJews,ontheborderbetweentheChristianandMuslimQuarters.HereinthisseedydenofviceAslanmeetsUmm-Jihanagain.Thisvisionofbeautyawakensadormantdesireforwomen.ButallisnotasitseemsandAslanissoondeeplyupset;confusedandatalossheembarksonill-advisedliaisonwithanotherman,withdisastrousconsequences.TheDamascusofDeathofAMonkisarichandvibrantplace;lively,sensualandatthesametimeteemingwithfearandhostility.ThroughthedarkalleywaysandbustlingmarketplacesHiluunfoldsastorychargedwithemotionalandsexualconflict.Apowerfulliterarytourdeforcefromauniquenewvoice;attimeswickedlyfunny,atotherspainfullysad,butbeautifullytoldthroughout.Astunningdebut.AuthorBiography:AlonHiluisanIsraeliwriterandplaywright.Hewasbornin1972.Hisfirstbook,DeathofaMonk,isahistoricalnovelwhichre-tellsthestoryofthebloodlibelagainsttheDamascusJewswhichtookplacein1840.Thebookwastranslatedintofivelanguages,wasamongthefivefinalistsfortheprestigiousSapirPrizein2005,andwontheIsraeliPresidentialprizeforadebutnovelin2006andtheIsraeliPrimeMinisterprizein2008.TheHouseofRajaniwasawardedthe2009SapirPrize.AlonHiluliveswithhisfamilyinTelAviv.

【作者简介】

AlonHiluwasbornin1972.HeliveswithhisfamilyinTelAviv.