The last kabbalist of Lisbon

318 pages

English language

Published Nov. 12, 2000 by Overlook Press.

ISBN:
978-1-58567-022-2
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OCLC Number:
47139819

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A novel on the 1506 massacre of Jews in Lisbon. The hero is Berekiah Zarco, a young manuscript painter hunting for the killer of his uncle, both being kabbalists, Jews practicing their faith in secret after obligatory conversion to Christianity.

1 edition

Subjects

  • Jews
  • Fiction

Places

  • Lisbon (Portugal)
  • Portugal
  • Lisbon