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 Dewey Decimal Number: 892.436 EAN: 9781841951140 ISBN: 1841951145 Label: Canongate Books Manufacturer: Canongate Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: 2002-07 Publisher: Canongate Books Studio: Canongate Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Four Meals is the extraordinary story of Zayde; his enigmatic mother, Judith; and her three lovers, Globerman, Jacob, and Moshe. Over the course of four meals, which take place intermittently over several decades, Zayde slowly comes to understand why these three men consider him their son and why all three participate in raising him. A virtuoso performance of spellbinding storytelling, Shalev's novel is a deeply satisfying read -- sensuous, hilarious, compassionate, and profound. "[A]s though the Song of Solomon had been rewritten by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.... A master class in the storyteller's art." -- The Daily Telegraph (London) "A book full of riddles, of love and sorrow, melancholy, feather light and deep with thought." -- Die Welt (Germany) Average Rating:
 Rating: - Rich and whimsicalA wonderfully written story , a masterpiece of contemporary Israeli literature , rich in imagery and deeply human. It is the story of the boy Zayde and his enigmatic mother , Judith , as well as Judith's three lovers, all of which take the role of Zayde's fathers. We are kept guessing who Zayde's real father is , but we never find out. Ther story takes us from the 1930's to the 1980's in Israel Highly reccomended for a rich and whimsical read. Rating: - WONDERFUL BOOK!What a joy to read! I am reading it (in Hebrew) the second time. Meir Shalev is my very favorite author. The book is delicious - READ IT! 
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