The Literary Murder: A Critical Case: Michael Ohayon Series, cartea 2
Autor Batya Guren Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iul 2020
In investigating the deaths of a professor of literature and his junior colleague, Superintendent Michael Ohayon raises profound ethical questions about the relationship between the artist and his creation, and between the artist and a moral code. It brings him into contact with the academic elite and reveals the social problems and differing perspectives of Israel’s various classes.
Known as “the Israeli Agatha Christie, Batya Gur’s The Literary Murder is a clever, compelling, and suspenseful mystery that will leave readers entertained up until the final, harrowing conclusion.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780060925482
ISBN-10: 0060925485
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Paperbacks
Seria Michael Ohayon Series
ISBN-10: 0060925485
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția Harper Paperbacks
Seria Michael Ohayon Series
Recenzii
“A complex mystery set in an unusual, well-developed milieu with a full cast of characters. Literary Murder is literary multidimensional pleasure.” — Publishers Weekly
“This is a marvelous book, seductively engaging from beginning to end ... intellectual pursuit is portrayed with vigor and grace.” — Newsday
“Gur, a professor of literature in Jerusalem, knows academia well, and she uses it as a foil to illustrate the social and cultural tensions that permeate Israeli life. At the same time, she tells a fine detective yarn, keeping her cards well hidden until the end, deftly setting up the reader for twists, turns, and surprises” — Booklist
“This is a marvelous book, seductively engaging from beginning to end ... intellectual pursuit is portrayed with vigor and grace.” — Newsday
“Gur, a professor of literature in Jerusalem, knows academia well, and she uses it as a foil to illustrate the social and cultural tensions that permeate Israeli life. At the same time, she tells a fine detective yarn, keeping her cards well hidden until the end, deftly setting up the reader for twists, turns, and surprises” — Booklist
Notă biografică
Batya Gur (1947-2005) lived in Jerusalem, where she was a literary critic for Haaretz, Israel's most prestigious paper. She earned her master's in Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and she also taught literature for nearly twenty years.