{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-god-paperback","title":"The Autobiography of God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulius Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca Nachman is a Rabbi without a synagogue. Having resigned from her dwindling congregation, she now works as a college counselor at a small Vermont college advising students about private matters and offering the Jewish perspective on issues raised at faculty dinner parties. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply lonely and on the edge of losing her faith, she comes into possession of a Torah, the last relic of Czechowa, a village of Polish Jews who were exterminated by the Nazis. With the Torah, the unquiet spirits of the village dead begin to visit Rebecca. On one visit they leave a manuscript written in Hebrew and titled My Life, an autobiography by God who, like any eager author, is seeking a sympathetic reader. No one has ever finished reading the manuscript, including Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, Maimonides, and Augustine. God thinks Rebecca will. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca's life is further complicated when one of her advisees-a troubled young woman who seemed on the verge of confessing something-is found murdered. As the college struggles to comprehend the tragedy and a police investigation is launched, Rebecca begins reading, and so comes to confront the central challenge to her faith in His most troubling and unlikely incarnation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulius Lester's first adult novel in more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of God\u003c\/i\u003e marks the return of an utterly original and provocative voice in American letters, addressing religion with wicked humor and profound reverence.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Julius Lester and his previous books \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLovesong: Becoming a Jew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA spiritual journey such as Lester's demands our respect.\u003cbr\u003e- Richard Gilman, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA moving memoir...Mr. Lester has paid attention, so it's worth paying attention to him.\u003cbr\u003e- Joel Oppenheimer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd All Our Wounds Forgiven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLester belongs with writers like William Faulkner and Ralph Ellison.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo Lord Remember Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an important book. It tells the truth and tells it eloquently. It is gentle poetry and biting prose. I love this book. I love Julius Lester.\u003cbr\u003e- Maya Angelou \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[A] convincing, tender account of black life through the civil rights movement and into the present....The writing is distinguished by a simplicity and clarity that seems exactly right.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn intense and passionate story of family, politics, and religion.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulius Lester\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over 30 books for children and adults, for which he has received numerous awards including a Newbery Honor, ALA Notable Book, and \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. He lives in Belcherdown, MA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.24 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762450825504,"sku":"9780312348489","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c6e582f2f46d99e00b086a48bda32f2d_2be09333-9068-4593-85f5-a550cbe794b3.webp?v=1780221527","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-god-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}