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Hugh Nissenson (1933–2013)

Autor de The Tree of Life

12+ Obras 407 Miembros 12 Reseñas

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Hugh Nissenson was born on March 10, 1933 in New York. He received a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania in 1955. After college, he worked briefly as a copy boy at The Times, but found that newspaper writing was not his ambition. In the late 1950s, he spent two years in Israel mostrar más working on a film about the Israeli war of independence. His first short story, The Blessing, was published in Harper's Magazine at that time. In 1961, he covered the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem for Commentary magazine. In 1968, he published Notes from the Frontier, about his time living in a kibbutz. His first novel, My Own Ground, was published in 1976. His other works include The Tree of Life, The Song of the Earth, and The Pilgrim. He died on December 13, 2013 at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1933-03-10
Fecha de fallecimiento
2013-12-13
Género
male
Nacionalidad
Etats-Unis
País (para mapa)
Etats-Unis
Lugar de nacimiento
New York, Etats-Unis
Lugar de fallecimiento
New York, Etats-Unis
Educación
Swarthmore College, Pennsylvanie (B.A., 19 55)
Ocupaciones
Journaliste
Organizaciones
New York Imes (Journaliste)
Premios y honores
Edward Lewis Wallant Award (1965)

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The story of a Puritan struggling against his sinning self to find salvation. He travels from England to New England in 1622 where he battled hunger and Indians as well as himself.
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snash | 4 reseñas más. | Feb 24, 2019 |
it's interesting that i put this on my list around a time when i was trying to get more deeply involved in my religion, and i read it at a time when i renounce all religion, because the characters in this book have a similarly conflicting relationship with religion (both christian and jewish). this is largely a book about religion, which i freely admit isn't something i generally want to read about these days, but it's also about family and everyday relationships to life itself, about mortality and end of life.

he made strange point of view choices - switching perspective mid paragraph - that sometimes worked and sometimes read strangely. (Ex: "After church, Sutton smoked a joint at home. I got the munchies. He ate two teaspoonfuls of sugar.")

it was ok, nothing stand out in either direction for me.

"'I have this fantasy that if I lie in bed, without moving, I'll live.'"
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overlycriticalelisa | 2 reseñas más. | Jul 24, 2018 |
Unique novel in that it's written as a journal, set in Ohio in 1811 and 1812 during the War of 1812. Excellent portrayal of everyday life from the mundane to the horrific.
 
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snash | Jun 8, 2018 |
Charles Wentworth is a young Puritan struggling to be “regenerated” by God’s presence. Finding this an impossible task in England of the time, he sails with other like-minded ”separatists” for Plymouth. There he aspires to live a godly life among a community dedicated to the “pure” faith of the Puritans.
Hugh Nissenson writes as a contemporary with “spake” and “digged” etc. I’m not quite sure of his purpose. These English emigrants seeking freedom of worship became the “founding fathers” of America. Is Mr. Nissenson reminding Americans that the roots of their nation were planted in the soil of religious fervour? I think there must be something more to it.

In England of the 17th century, religion and state were inextricably united so that breaking a biblical law (not observing the Sabbath for example) was punishable by law: from fines to flogging. The modern day parallel that came to my mind as I read was Islam. Is that the author’s intention or just me? An interesting read for history and theology enthusiasts.

7 out of 10.
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Miembros
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12
ISBNs
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