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Cargando... The Escape Artist: A Novel (1997)por Judith Katz
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Tour de force Jewish historical fiction written with lush language and the dizzying rhythms of a klezmer tune No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Katz is simply an excellent writer. She is able to describe a scene with such precision and detail that the reader can almost feel it. In addition, she peppers the text with Yiddish words which deepens the issue of Jewish identity in the novel. However, readers who do not know Yiddish will still understand the text and might even pick up some Yiddish verbiage. The story is written in sections that each have denoted years. One of the sections is specifically Hankus’ section. Yet, it is not told by Hankus but instead by Sofia as it was told to her by Hankus. Therefore, she uses the second person when writing this section which is a fantastic technique and works very well in this book.
Overall, the novel was a very good read. Still, I only have it 3.5 stars because I could not sympathize with the characters. Though they certainly developed throughout the novel, they were not likable and at times I could not even understand the love between Sofia and Hankus. However, Katz proves herself to be an excellent writer and I look forward to more works by her in the future. ( )