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In Betrothed, Jacob Rechnitz, a marine biologist arrives in pre-World War I Jaffa on the Mediterranean coast of the Land of Israel. His scholarly pursuits and gentle dalliance with six girls is interrupted by the arrival of his benefactor Ehrlich and his daughter Shoshanah, who is destined to rouse Jacob from his waking slumber through the power of their childhood betrothal oath.
The idyllic peace of Betrothed is counterpointed in Edo and Enam by restlessness leading to tragedy. The scholars Ginat and Gamzu are wanderers; men like the narrator himself, gambling on travel for some magical answer to their problems. Ironically, Gamzu's wife Gemulah, a sleepwalker, puts an end to their quest in a ma
Author: S. y. Agnon
ISBN-10: 1592643566
ISBN-13: 9781592643561
Publisher: Toby Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2014
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d
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