In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist / Ruchama King Feuerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feuerman, Ruchama King.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Israel--Fiction.

Jews.

Spiritual life--Judaism--Fiction.

Spiritual life.

Spiritual life--Judaism.

Israel--Fiction.

Israel.

Mystery and detective stories.

Genre:

Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Physical Description:

267 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York Review Books, 2014.

Summary:

"An eczema-riddled Lower East Side haberdasher, Isaac Markowitz, moves to Israel to repair his broken heart and becomes, much to his own surprise, the assistant to a famous old rabbi who daily dispenses wisdom (and soup) to the troubled souls who wash up in his courtyard. It is there that he meets the flame-haired Tamar, a newly religious young American hipster on a mission to live a spiritual life with a spiritual man. Into both of their lives comes Mustafa, a devout Muslim, deformed at birth, a janitor who works on the Temple Mount, holy to both Muslims and Jews. When Mustafa finds an ancient shard of pottery that may date back to the first temple, he brings it to Isaac in friendship. That gesture sets in motion a series of events that land Isaac in the company of Israel's worst criminal riff raff, put Mustafa in mortal danger, and Tamar trying to save them both. As these characters - immigrants and natives; Muslim and Jewish; prophets and lost souls - move through their world, they are never sure if they will fall prey to the cruel tricks of luck or be sheltered by a higher power"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Originally published in 2013 as an ebook in the NYRB Lit ebook series; First paperback published in 2014."

Includes a reading group guide.

ISBN:

1590178149

9781590178140

OCLC:

861323222

Publisher Number:

99958484847