by A . B . Yehoshua (Author)
Professor Yohanan Rivlin has two obsessions, the first and most ambitious, is to understand the Arab mind - no mean feat in itself though perhaps made easier by the fact that he lives and works with Israeli Arabs. The second - and more personal, though equally hard to grasp - is to understand the failure of his elder son's marriage. Rivlin's two quests lead him to extraordinary - and at times highly entertaining - encounters with very disparate people, where the personal becomes intertwined with the political, as he searches out the truth both in politics and life.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Publisher: Halban
Published: 20 Nov 2003
ISBN 10: 187001586X
ISBN 13: 9781870015868
Book Overview: Contemporary Israeli novel about a professor trying to understand two things: the Arab mind and the secret of his son's failed marriage.
Prizes: Commended for Jewish Quarterly Wingate Literary Prize 2004.