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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Meir Shalev , Barbara HarshavPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.226kg ISBN: 9781841951140ISBN 10: 1841951145 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 01 January 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsOver the course of four meals, Zayde slowly comes to understand why three men consider him their son and why all three participate in raising him. A virtuoso performance in storytelling, Shalev's novel is deeply satisfying-sensuous, hilarious, compassionate, and prfound. Told in a euphonic voice and employing the magic conventions of a fairytale, this is a heart-warming narrative agleam with moments of plangent sadness, rueful humor, and compassionate insight. In a rural village in Palestine's Jezreel Valley, the enigmatic Judith is torn between three suitors - a widowed farmer, a coarse cattle dealer and a man who breeds canaries. Decades later, over the 'four meals' of the book's English title, her son Zayde gradually learns about the three men who all look upon him as their son. Who is his real father? Does it matter? Bittersweet and highly lyrical - Shalev's prose has been compared to that of Gabriel Garcia Marquez - this is an unabashed piece of magic realism, complete with mythology, proverbs, animal messengers and even a ghost. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationMEIR SHALEV lives in Jerusalem, where he is widely known for his work as a TV presenter and journalist. He is the author of numerous children's books as well as novels, including the highly acclaimed Esau and Roman Russi. He introduces Samuel (The Pocket Canons II). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |