THIRST: The Desert Trilogy

by Shulamith Hareven ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1996

This slender omnibus volume collects the celebrated Israeli author's previously published novellas ""The Miracle Hater"" (1988: which describes the Hebrews' exodus led by a vigorously characterized Moses) and ""Prophet"" (1990: about the destruction of a once-proud city as observed by an ""innocently"" ironical soothsayer) together with her most recent work, ""After Childhood."" This is the haunting story, told in the spare biblical cadences that are the hallmark of Hareven's eloquent style, of a sinful village unsettled by the arrival of a mysterious woman ""from the mountains"" whose presence effects an almost magical transformation in its people. First-rate fiction, beautifully translated, by one of the world's great contemporary women writers.

Pub Date: April 1, 1996

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 192

Publisher: Mercury

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1996

Categories: FICTION