Esau (1991)

by Meir Shalev

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Beginning at the end of World War II, with the inception of the British Mandate in Palestine, the story revolves around the Levy family. One of the sons, Esau, is the narrator who winds up leaving Palestine under a curse from his mother, who condemns him to a loveless, childless life.

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Shalev did a fantastic job in adapting the biblical story of Jacob and Esau to a modern family saga set mostly in Jerusalem. As in The Blue Mountain, characters are markedly drawn and alive and descriptions abound. Shalev is truly a great writer and he has not disappointed me yet. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Meir Shalev	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Verhasselt, Ruben	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Нудельман, Рафаил	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Проза еврейской жизни

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De kus van Esau ; De vier maaltijden by Meir Shalev

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De kus van Esau (voorpublicatie) by Meir Shalev

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Esau

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עשו

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1991

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Hertog Willem von Gessler was vijf jaar oud toen hij om het leven kwam door een jachtongeluk.

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Beginning at the end of World War II, with the inception of the British Mandate in Palestine, the story revolves around the Levy family. One of the sons, Esau, is the narrator who winds up leaving Palestine under a curse from his mother, who condemns him to a loveless, childless life.

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