King of the Jews
A Novel
$33.21
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
17 February 2004
Summary
Named one of the best books of 1979 by the New York Times.
This 1979 classic tells the darkly humorous story of I.C. Trumpelman, a man whose fancy determines the fate of others. Chosen as the head of a Judenrat, Trumpelman thrives on the power granted him and creates an authoritarian regime of his own within the ghetto. By turns a con man, charismatic leader, and merciless dictator, Trumpelman reveals himself as an extraordinarily complex protagonist.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590510797 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590510798 |
| Author: | Leslie Epstein |
| Publisher: | Other Press LLC |
| Imprint: | Other Press LLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 17 February 2004 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 140mm x 202mm |
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Critics Review
“A powerful, biting and at times humorous story.” —New York Times
“Remarkable. A lesson in what artistic restraint can do to help us imagine the dark places in our history.” —New York Times Book Review
“Mature, brilliantly sustained, thoroughly engrossing.” —Newsweek
“The best book yet to be written on the Holocaust. A superb novel.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Profoundly daring…Epstein can summon up life from the bottom of despair.” —The Boston Globe
“Epstein has done the impossible. He has shown what the power of art–of his art—can reveal of the depths of the unspeakable.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Leslie Epstein
Leslie Epstein, whose father and uncle, Philip G. and Julius J. Epstein, wrote Arsenic and Old Lace, Casablanca, and many other classics of the golden era of films, is the author of nine previous books of fiction, including King of the Jews and San Remo Drive, both published by Handsel Books/Other Press. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, where for many years he has directed the Creative Writing Program at Boston University.
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