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Synopsis
Israeli academic Ethan Rosen is a brilliant, opinionated thinker―as is his colleague and rival, Rudi Klausinger, against whom he is pitted in a no-holds-barred competition for the sought-after professorship of cultural studies. So when Rosen condemns an article that he himself wrote, those around them wonder: Is he so confused that he can’t even recognize his own words?
A complex and moving novel about modern Jewish identity, Elsewhere takes aim at a number of sensitive issues, including nationalism, Zionism, collective guilt, the Holocaust, and Israel itself. As heartfelt and surprising as it is hilarious, it pokes fun at the things we care about in order to get at what really matters.
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About the Author
Doron Rabinovici was born in Tel Aviv and lives in Vienna. He is a historian, as well as the author of many novels. Tess Lewis is the translator of Alois Hotschnig's Ludwig's Room and Jean-Luc Benoziglio’s Privy Portrait.
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“A sophisticated, attractive book. . . . Like the best Jewish comic novelists, from Philip Roth to Howard Jacobson, Rabinovici excels at communicating the too-muchness of Jewish experience, the sensation of being bombarded by insoluble questions—about Israel, the Holocaust, religious belief, family obligation.”
“A compelling story, with believable characters and a twisting narrative that grabs the reader right from the first page.”
(Times of Israel)
“Rabinovici proves able to counter gaiety with solemnity, calamity with cheerfulness, and displacement with inclusion.”
(World Literature Today)
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- PublisherHaus Publishing
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1908323493
- ISBN 13 9781908323491
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages246
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ISBN 10: 1908323493
ISBN 13: 9781908323491
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. On one level Elsewhere is a satire that takes aim at a number of sacred cows: identity, nationalism, Holocaust commemoration and the moral obligation to remember, collective guilt and amnesia, victimhood, Israel and Zionism, and anti-Semitism. But it's also a heart-wrenching family drama and a very funny novel. Ethan Rosen is a brilliant, opinionated academic, as is his rival, Rudi Klausinger. Klausinger catches Ethan Rosen out in one of his many self-contradictory pronouncements and an ugly public spat ensues, soon complicated by a web of family revelations. 'Truth' in Doron Rabinovici's novel, everyday experience - especially politics - is relative and inscrutable. It changes depending on who speaks it and where and when it's spoken. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007676545
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