About this title: In Aharon Appelfeld's 12th novel, Karl Hüber, a Jew in Austria in the days before World War II, converts to Christianity--as many of his friends have done and at the urging of his dying mother--in order to get the civil service job he wants, a job that a Jew would have no chance for. He also falls in love with Gloria, his family's Christian servant who, paradoxically, is in the process of converting to Judaism. Successful in his ambition, Karl's job with the city government forces him to take a leading role in tearing down a section of Jewish shops in the city's central area. As Karl steps in ...
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Description: Good. 0805210989 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. Hard cover book with dust jacket. Former library book with stamps and tags. DJ in mylar cover. Light use. Non smoking storage. read more
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 7.91 x 5.36 x 0.95. 1st Printing. Nice Tight Clean copy! Jacket has light pull wear at spine top. 240 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Schocken Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780805210989ISBN:0805210989
Description: Good. H. Nice paperback. Light spine crease. Light wear. Text is clean, unmarked, tight. All items are carefully and securely packed to insure they arrive in the advertised condition. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Half-Cloth
Publisher: Schocken Books, New York, New York, U.S. A
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780805241532ISBN:0805241531
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Very nice copy; tight; NOT ex-library; very clean, crisp pages with no stamps or pen markings; DJ has minimal rubbing and sticker price on the rear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schocken Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780805241532ISBN:0805241531
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Schocken Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780805210989ISBN:0805210989
Description: Fine. 228 pages. Translated from the Hebrew by Jeffrey M. Green. A like new fine copy. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schocken Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780805241532ISBN:0805241531
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. A fine copy in a fine unclipped jacket. Stated first edition. No previous owner's marks and is in collectible condition. read more
Description: Very Good. 0805241531 Stated first edition, first printing (number line). 1998 hardcover. Some light wear to dust jacket, presents well in new dust jacket protector. Otherwise clean and tight. Not ex-library. No markings. read more
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