Ruth Simon is beautiful, smart, talented--and always hungry. As a teenager she starved herself to the brink of death, and though her weight is now normal,the simple act of eating remains a torment. Her lover, Joseph, is a young man adrift, anchored only by the Russian immigrants he teaches and his love for Ruth. Determined to save her, he sets out to unravel the mystery of hunger and denial. Jonathan Rosen's unforgettable first novel introduces a powerful and mesmerizing new voice, and EVE'S APPLE offers a subtle and intricate meditation on the nature of hunger and longing--for food, for knowledge, and for love. New, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. L70.

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Title

EVE'S APPLE.

Publisher

Random House, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1997

Language

English

ISBN 10

0679448160

ISBN 13

9780679448167

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

New

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

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Modern Literature

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Synopsis

This poignant story of a vulnerable young woman, her lover, and the devastating disease that both unites and threatens to destroy them offers a raw and sentimental journey into the dark world of hunger and denial. Eve's Apple is an unforgettable first novel, an intricate meditation on the nature of hunger--for food, for knowledge, and for love.

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Jonathan Rosen is the cultural editor of The Forward and creator of the newspaper's Arts and Letters section.

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