The Rape of Tamar
by Dan Jacobson
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Dan Jacobson retells the age-old, biblical story of the rape of King David's daughter by her brother Amnon. Out of this material he creates a tragic and sardonically humorous novel, wholly modern in spirit and yet true to the time in which it is set. On first publication, The Rape of Tamar was hailed as a masterpiece.Tags
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Dan Jacobson was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on March 7, 1929. He received a degree in English from the University of Witwatersrand in 1949 and became a professor at University College London. He became a novelist and critic. His works include The Beginners, The Rape of Tamar, The Wonder Worker, The Confessions of Josef Baisz, The Story of show more the Stories: The Chosen People and Its God, and Heshel's Kingdom. He died on June 12, 2014 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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