{"product_id":"the-yemenite-girl-paperback","title":"The Yemenite Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurt Leviant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis award-winning novel is \"a delightful, inventive tale\" about the pursuit of love and literary fame from \"a compassionate and witty satirist\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's the opportunity of a lifetime for middle-aged Ezra Shultish--a chance to the meet his literary hero, Nobel Laureate Bar Nun, a writer Ezra has worshipped for most of his career as a teacher and translator. Hoping to get a recording of the author reading his story, \u003ci\u003e The Yemenite Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, Shultish travels to Israel, where he finds himself pursuing his own Yemenite girl, as well as the elusive author. But will Ezra get the girl--or his own glimpse of literary fame? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the Edward Lewis Wallant Book Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Yemenite Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is Curt Leviant's comic novel on the nature of celebrity and the relationship between life and art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shultish is a man with a life of his own. . . . And the celebrity, too, is remarkably drawn. . . . [The book] is done with great tact, feeling, and skill.\" --Saul Bellow, Pulitzer Prize- and Nobel Prize for Literature-winning author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A passionate story . . . The charm of the text and the intensity of the subtext is what keeps the pages turning.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Good comic writing and satire on the Hebrew literary scene with its jealous politicking for literary prizes.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761051336992,"sku":"9781504080477","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ad942d885c4fc8eb2b6c448c4c0ce87d.webp?v=1780198247","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-yemenite-girl-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}