Literary murder

Zusatztext “Gur! a professor of literature in Jerusalem! knows academia well! and she uses it as a foil to illustrate the social and cultural tensions that permeate Israeli life. At the same time! she tells a fine detective yarn! keeping her cards well hidden until the end! deftly setting up the reader for twists! turns! and surprises” Informationen zum Autor Batya Gur (1947-2005) lived in Jerusalem, where she was a literary critic for Haaretz , Israel's most prestigious paper. She earned her master's in Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and she also taught literature for nearly twenty years. Klappentext From award-winning and internationally acclaimed author, Batya Gur, comes this riveting mystery in which a shocking double murder at Israel's top academic institution brings Superintendent Michael Ohayon to the scene to probe the nature of creativity and unravel the mystery.In investigating the deaths of a professor of literature and his junior colleague, Superintendent Michael Ohayon raises profound ethical questions about the relationship between the artist and his creation, and between the artist and a moral code. It brings him into contact with the academic elite and reveals the social problems and differing perspectives of Israel's various classes. Known as "the Israeli Agatha Christie, Batya Gur's The Literary Murder is a clever, compelling, and suspenseful mystery that will leave readers entertained up until the final, harrowing conclusion. Zusammenfassung From award-winning and internationally acclaimed author, Batya Gur, comes this riveting mystery in which a shocking double murder at Israel's top academic institution brings Superintendent Michael Ohayon to the scene to probe the nature of creativity and unravel the mystery. In investigating the deaths of a professor of literature and his junior colleague, Superintendent Michael Ohayon raises profound ethical questions about the relationship between the artist and his creation, and between the artist and a moral code. It brings him into contact with the academic elite and reveals the social problems and differing perspectives of Israel’s various classes.  Known as “the Israeli Agatha Christie, Batya Gur’s The Literary Murder is a clever, compelling, and suspenseful mystery that will leave readers entertained up until the final, harrowing conclusion. ...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Batya Goor, Batya Gur
• Mitarbeit: Dalya Bilu (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.10.1994
• EAN: 9780060925482
• ISBN: 978-0-06-092548-2
• Seiten: 368
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 203 mm x 21 mm
• Serien: Michael Ohayon Series; Michael Ohayon Series; Michael Ohayon
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung; Anthologies: general, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Romance in uniform, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, JEWISH STUDIES: LITERATURE, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, FICTION: Romance / Military, Jewish Studies / Literature