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The book of lights

Gershon Loran, a quiet rabinical student, is troubled by the dark reality around him. He sees hope in the study of Kabbalah, the Jewish bok of mysticism and visions, truth and light. But to Gershon's friend, Arthur, light means something else, the Atom bomb, his father helped create. Both men seek different a refuge in a foreign place, hoping for the same thing ... --Publisher.

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  • "Gershon Loran, a quiet rabinical student, is troubled by the dark reality around him. He sees hope in the study of Kabbalah, the Jewish bok of mysticism and visions, truth and light. But to Gershon's friend, Arthur, light means something else, the Atom bomb, his father helped create. Both men seek different a refuge in a foreign place, hoping for the same thing ... --Publisher."@en
  • "Gershon Loran, a quiet rabbinical student, is troubled by a dark reality around him. Abandoned by his parents and friends, he sees hope only in the study of the Kabbalah."@en
  • "In een joods-Amerikaans milieu leidt de Korea-oorlog tot discussies over de schuldvraag inzake oorlogen."
  • "Un jeune rabbin fervent, immergé dans la Cabbale et le Talmud, est envoyé comme aumônier militaire en Corée. Face à la "démence universelle", le héros pourra-t-il mettre en oeuvre la sagesse puisée dans les textes sacrés? Et que retirera-t-il d'un pèlerinage au Japon en compagnie du fils d'un savant atomiste?"
  • ""At the center of the novel is Gershon Loran--a young rabbi, the product of a parochial New york Jewish upbringing--whos early life [was] shaped by darkly irrational circumstances....It is this young man--raised in the absolute belief that 'the Jewish religion made a fundamental difference in the world' -- who at the end of the Korean War, finds himself a chaplain in a country where Judaism has played no part....Gershon begins to see his own people -- and himself -- in a new light....Gershon has the most disturbing...of his visions -- encompassing both light and dark, both good and evil, just as life must; just as, he begins to understand, Judaism must, if it is to remain a living faith.""@en
  • ""At the center of the novel is Gershon Loran--a young rabbi, the product of a parochial New York Jewish upbringing--whose early life [was] shaped by darkly irrational circumstances ... It is this young man--raised in the absolute belief that 'the Jewish religion made a fundamental difference in the world'--who at the end of the Korean War, finds himself a chaplain in a country where Judaism has played no part ... Gershon begins to see his own people--and himself--in a new light ... Gershon has the most disturbing ... of his visions--encompassing both light and dark, both good and evil, just as life must; just as, he begins to understand, Judaism must, if it is to remain a living faith.""

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  • "Verhalend proza"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"
  • "Religious fiction"
  • "Religious fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "American fiction"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Jewish fiction"
  • "Jewish fiction"@en

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  • "Het boek van het licht"
  • "Il libro delle luci"@it
  • "Il libro delle luci"
  • "Le livre des lumieres"
  • "The book of lights"
  • "The book of lights"@en
  • "Kniha světel"
  • "The Book of lights"
  • "Sefer ha-orot"
  • "Book of lights"
  • "Le livre des lumières"
  • "The book of light"@en
  • "Le Livre des lumières"

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