The Christ of Fish: Novel

by Yoel Hoffmann

Book Overview

Yoel Hoffmann's novel The Christ of Fish, revolving around its heroine Aunt Magda, offers a heart-stopping view into the soul of things. Hoffmann makes a beautiful, epiphanic mosaic out of 233 pieces of Aunt Magda's life in Tel Aviv. Originally from Vienna, still speaking German after decades in Israel, and a widow, Aunt Magda has "divided her life into two periods: 'When my husband was alive' and 'now.'" "Now," ever elusive and ever inclusive in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811214192
• ISBN13: 9780811214193
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.3"