Judas

nInternational Bestseller n Winner of the International Literature Prize n n Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize n n A New York Times Editors' Choice n n A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book's heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last. -- New York Times Book Review n n Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern. -- Observer n n Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets. n n At once an exquisite love story and a coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is Amos Oz's most powerful novel in decades. n n Oz has written one of the most triumphant novels of his career. -- Forward n n A big] beautiful novel . . . Funny, wise, and provoking. -- Times (UK)n