{"product_id":"the-wandering-jew-stefan-heym-9780810117068","title":"The Wandering Jew","description":"According to the myth of the Wandering Jew, Ahasverus denied Christ a resting place while Christ was traveling to Golgotha. In turn, Ahasverus was cursed to roam the earth until the Second Coming. Stefan Heym's novel re-creates and expands this myth to propose that the right synthesis of love and rebellion can bring humankind to the Kingdom of Heaven. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeym introduces both Ahasverus and Lucifer as angels cast out of heaven for their opinions on God's order. Their respective oppositions continue throughout the rest of time: Ahasverus remains defiant through protest rooted in love and a faith in progress, while Lucifer is rebellious by means of his old, familiar methods. In a funny eternity of run-ins, debates, and meddling with characters such as Christ, a disciple of Luther, and a Marxist professor in East Germany, Ahasverus and Lucifer struggle on, awaiting the Second Coming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Heym\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810117061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810117068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.16w x 0.68d","brand":"Stefan Heym","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190577000703,"sku":"9780810117068","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9009a84-f2e9-49c0-8689-374a690d5bc9.jpg?v=1690871273","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wandering-jew-stefan-heym-9780810117068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}