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Radically out of step with the spirit of the 1980s, Joseph follows the mathematical principles of occult art and is devoted to his life's work of committing to paper his secret message to the world
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In this highly accomplished novel, Prantera (Strange Loop conjures up the presence of the protagonist with uncommon skill. A doctor in Venice informs Joseph that he is terminally ill; before the final words, Joseph rushes home to complete the work that has absorbed his life. For Joseph is a modern-day cabalist, a magician, who has after long study discovered that the cabala must be deciphered not by means of the Hebrew language, but by the much more ancient Ugaritic. Feverishly he scribbles his testament, which he has been assured that the university will accept. But the committee jeers at him and Joseph determines to deliver his manuscript to the monastery instead. Setting out for the vaporetto that will take him to the island, he hears behind him the footsteps of the Catcher, the evil little boy who, Joseph is convinced, wants to steal his document and use his magic to do the work of the devil. In his haste, he trips, loses consciousness and awakens in the hospital, minus his manuscript. Forces gather; Joseph learns the truth about the Catcherand about himself. It is a tribute to the author that this fussy and obsessed little man immediately engages the reader's sympathy, and that the esoteric story works on the imagination with the compelling force of a thriller.
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Joseph Kestler, a "scientific cabalist magus with his head screwed on, busily carrying on the uncompleted work of his great predecessors," is dying in present-day Venice during the course of this highly stylized metaphysical tale. In her second novel, Prantera demonstrates her erudition while providing the reader with a credible and sympathetic protagonist. During the brief time he imagines he has left in this lifetime, Kestler works desperately to complete his cabalistic project as well as to devise a plan to ensure its preservation for future generations. All the while, he has a third concern in the form of a small and obnoxious neighbor, a mysterious child whose presence proves surprisingly relevant to his work. The story is straightforward and evocative, but Prantera's narration is intrusive and, in the end, little is revealed for such a difficult chase. Francisca Goldsmith, M.L.S., IFCorp, Piedmont, Cal.
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- PublisherAtheneum
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0689118295
- ISBN 13 9780689118296
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages184
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