The Love of Zion
Abraham Mapu (1808โ1867) is one of the first, and finest, Hebrew novelists. Heavily influenced by a wide range of sourcesโthe Bible, the Romantic novelists, and renewed pride in ancient Jewish historyโ his works recalls the writing of Flaubert. His first novel,ย The Love of Zion , published in 1853, received immediate acclaim and sixteen editions later, remains popular to this day. This English edition also features selections of Mapuโs others novels, as well as an introduction to his life and work by David Patterson of Oxford University.
Abraham Mapu (1808โ1867) is one of the first, and finest, Hebrew novelists. Heavily influenced by a wide range of sourcesโthe Bible, the Romantic novelists, and renewed pride in ancient Jewish historyโ his works recalls the writing of Flaubert. His first novel,ย The Love of Zion , published in 1853, received immediate acclaim and sixteen editions later, remains popular to this day. This English edition also features selections of Mapuโs others novels, as well as an introduction to his life and work by David Patterson of Oxford University.
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Abraham Mapu (1808โ1867) is one of the first, and finest, Hebrew novelists. Heavily influenced by a wide range of sourcesโthe Bible, the Romantic novelists, and renewed pride in ancient Jewish historyโ his works recalls the writing of Flaubert. His first novel,ย The Love of Zion , published in 1853, received immediate acclaim and sixteen editions later, remains popular to this day. This English edition also features selections of Mapuโs others novels, as well as an introduction to his life and work by David Patterson of Oxford University.
