Jacob's Hands
by Aldous Huxley 
, Christopher Isherwood
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Jacob Ericson is a quiet, kind and somewhat simple man who works as a ranch hand for crotchety Professor Carter and his crippled daughter, Sharon, in California's Mojave Desert in the 1920s. Jacob is a good man, genuine, honorable, but hardly extraordinary until he miraculously heals a dying calf with his hands.However, while he is content to cure the town's animals, it isn't long before he is persuaded to use his gift in other ways. When Sharon, whom he adores, begs him to heal her leg, he show more cannot deny her.His acquiescence causes them both to be exploited. Sharon runs away to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of stardom. Jacob follows her, hopeful that they will meet again. And they do as miserable performers in a seedy stage show. While they plan their escape from the dreary stage life, Jacob is asked to heal a self absorbed young millionaire. And with his assent, Jacob's plans and all of his dreams begin to crumble.Written in tight, vivid, and seamlessly crafter prose, this previously unpublished tale by two of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century shows the dangers a magical gift holds for even the noblest of characters." show lessTags
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Audiobook..........This is a lovely story about the torment of having the gift of healing, yet struggling with people's seemingly never ending desire to take advantage of it. It also addresses the distinction and connection of mind and body healing. Jacob is a truly memorable character with very Christ-like attributes. Simple and profound.....great combination!
Fue precisamente Chistopher isherwood quien introdujo a Aldous huxley en el mundo de Hollywood, a fin de escribir guiones cinematográficos. parecería contradictorio que el intelectual por antonomasia, quien había acondicionado su equipaje para llevar su Enclyclopaedia Britannica a cualquier lugar a donde viajara , tuviera algo que ver con el mundo decadente y superficial de las películas.
El argumento de Las manos de Jacob fue echado por tierra debido a la presión de la American Medical Association, cuyos miembros sintieron amenazada su legitimidad por el tema de la historia: la sanación mediante la fé.
El argumento de Las manos de Jacob fue echado por tierra debido a la presión de la American Medical Association, cuyos miembros sintieron amenazada su legitimidad por el tema de la historia: la sanación mediante la fé.
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Aldous Huxley was born on July 26, 1894, in Surrey, England, into a distinguished scientific and literary family; his grandfather was the noted scientist and writer, T.H. Huxley. Following an eye illness at age 16 that resulted in near-blindness, Huxley abandoned hope of a career in medicine and turned instead to literature, attending Oxford show more University and graduating with honors. While at Oxford, he published two volumes of poetry. Crome Yellow, his first novel, was published in 1927 followed by Antic Hay, Those Barren Leaves, and Point Counter Point. His most famous novel, Brave New World, published in 1932, is a science fiction classic about a futuristic society controlled by technology. In all, Huxley produced 47 works during his long career, In 1947, Huxley moved with his family to southern California. During the 1950s, he experimented with mescaline and LSD. Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell, both works of nonfiction, were based on his experiences while taking mescaline under supervision. In 1959, Aldous Huxley received the Award of Merit for the Novel from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died on November 22, 1963. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Christopher Isherwood, born in Cheshire, England, in 1904, wrote both novels and nonfiction. He was a lifelong friend of W.H. Auden and wrote several plays with him, including Dog Beneath the Skin and The Ascent of F6. He lived in Germany from 1928 until 1933 and his writings during this period described the political and social climate of show more pre-Hitler Germany. Isherwood immigrated to the United States in 1939 and became a U.S. citizen in 1946. He lived in California, working on film scripts and adapting plays for television. The musical Cabaret is based on several of Isherwood's stories and on his play, I Am a Camera. His other works include Mr. Norris Changes Trains, about life in Germany in the early 1930s; Down There on a Visit, an autobiographical novel; and Where Joy Resides, published after his death in 1986. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Jakob der Heiler
- Original title
- Jacob's hands
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Jacob
- First words*
- Ein Auto fährt an den Ausläufern der San Gabriel Mountains entlang durch die Mojavewüste.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Beide lächeln.
- Original language*
- Englisch
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