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The Last Jew
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Last Jew
Contributors:
By (Author) Noah Gordon
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Sphere
Publication Date:
5th March 2001
UK Publication Date:
5th July 2001
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
813.54
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
520
Dimensions:
Width 108mm, Height 176mm, Spine 44mm
Weight:
280g
Description
In 1492 Spain is held in firm grip by the inquisition. Per decree an announcement is made that all Jews have to leave the country. A large exodus starts. 15-year-old Yonah is left on his own after his brother and father are killed. Instead of converting to Christianity or fleeing he decides to stand firm by his faith and to fight for himself.
Three years later Yonah is keen to settle somewhere. In Granada he finally meets people of his own faith again - the family of the silk merchant Saadi, who still practice Judaism in secrecy. Yonah's love for Ines, the young daughter of the family, however remains unfulfilled. Yonah moves on to Gibraltar where he starts an apprenticeship with Fierro, an armourer. Fierro has to flee from the inquisition himself and asks his young apprentice to accompany him on his journey to the North and when he finally arrives in Saragossa meeting Nuno seals his fate. Yonah immediately senses that medicine is his true calling...Reviews
'A completely engaging, unsentimental portrait of a turbulent time' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Author Bio
Noah Gordon has worked in publishing, as a medical correspondent, and as science editor of the Boston Herald before becoming an author.
