{"product_id":"judas-9781328745491","title":"Judas","description":"\u003cb\u003eInternational Bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the International Literature Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book's heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern.\" -- \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once an exquisite love story and a coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, \u003ci\u003eJudas\u003c\/i\u003e is Amos Oz's most powerful novel in decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Oz has written one of the most triumphant novels of his career.\" --\u003ci\u003e Forward\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A  big] beautiful novel . . . Funny, wise, and provoking.\" -- \u003ci\u003eTimes \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328745491\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Amos Oz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649004630172,"sku":"9781328745491","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6781dd3a-3971-405d-9524-5dafa059efa3.jpg?v=1603871707","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/judas-9781328745491","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}