- Taschenbuch: 254 Seiten
- Verlag: Northwestern Univ Pr; Auflage: Northwestern University Press Pbk. Ed (15. November 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0810115379
- ISBN-13: 978-0810115378
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 13,1 x 1,9 x 19,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (3 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 372.466 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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I completely agree with what another reviewer said about this book: it is entirely engrossing, extremely well-informed, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. However, the same reviewer goes on the compare it to Hurston's "Moses Man of the Mountain." There is no comparison between the two. Hurston's retelling of a biblical story is written in sometimes decent, yet most of the time decidedly spotty prose, and her implicit statements about the valuable application of Moses' exodus to today's modern world are, at best, inconsistent. This is in contrast to The King David Report, which I found to be seamlessly constructed and flawlessly written, in addition to having an articulate and intersting meaning in light of the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century, two of which were experienced first hand by the author himself. I just wanted to say so for anyone who felt as I do about Moses, Man of the Mountain, and who might have been disuaded by the comparison from reading Heym's great work.
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Like other recent eastern european authors like Bulgakov and Dombrovsky, Stefan Heym writes a novel based on Biblical events to tell a tale of life in a totalitarian state. Ethan of Ezra, allegedly the wisest man in Israel is commisioned to write the true story of the life of King David. Unfortunately his patron is none other than Solomon, who is anxious for a certain interpretation of his father's life. This is a marvellous book, turning a dry piece of Old Testament prose into the stuff of political feuds and drama that looses nothing in a couple of thousand years of waiting.
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Of all the modern retellings of the story of David, including Heller's _God Knows_ and Shamir's _The Hittite Must Die_, this is by far the best informed, most sophisticated and the most remarkable achievement for a writer. Another on-line reviewer praises the book for revivifying "a dry piece of OT prose." There is nothing dry or prosaic about David's story in 2 Samuel 9-1 Kings 2. On the contrary. It is in a league of its own. Yet Heym has somehow given himself a superlative background in biblical studies and the ancient Near East, and somehow acquired a command of English which native English speakers should envy. As a result, Heym manages to produce a piece of engrossing fiction which at the same time contains a wealth of insight into both ancient and modern political realities. As a modern biblical novel, it far outstrips even Thomas Mann's writings on Joseph and Moses. The highest praise I can give is to put it on a par with Hurston's magnificent _Moses: Man of the Mountain_.
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