The Last of the Just
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The Last of the Just by Andre Schwarz-Bart
On March 11, 1185, in the old Anglican city of York, the Jews of the city were brutally massacred by their townsmen. As legend has it, God blessed the only survivor of this medieval pogrom, Rabbi Yom Tov Levy, as one of the Lamed-Vov, the thirty-six Just Men of Jewish tradition, a blessing which extended to one Levy of each succeeding generation. This terrifying and remarkable legacy is traced over eight centuries, from the Spanish Inquisition, to expulsions from England, France, Portugal, Germany, and Russia, and to the small Polish village of Zemyock, where the Levys settle for two centuries in relative peace. It is in the twentieth century that Ernie Levy emerges, The Last of the Just, in 1920s Germany, as Hitler's sinister star is on the rise and the agonies of Auschwitz loom on the horizon. This classic work, long unavailable in a trade edition, is one of those few novels that, once read, is never forgotten.
Andre Schwarz-Bart is the author of The Last of the Just, which was awarded the Prix Goncourt.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781585670161 |
| ISBN 10 | 1585670162 |
| Title | The Last of the Just |
| Author | Andre Schwarz-Bart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2000-03-23 |
| Number of pages | 374 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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