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Antiquities / Cynthia Ozick.

Ozick, Cynthia, (author.).

Summary:

"Lloyd Wilkinson Petrie, one of the seven surviving trustees of the now defunct (for 34 years) Temple Academy for Boys, is preparing a memoir of his days at the school, intertwined with a description of present events. As he navigates, with faltering recall , between the subtle anti-semitism that pervaded the school's ethos and his fascination with his own family history--in particular, his illustrious cousin, the renowned archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie (check out his Wikipedia entry!), the source of his interest in antiquity--he reconstructs the story of his encounter from his school days with a younger student named Ben-Zion Elefantin, who seems to belong to a lost ancient Jewish sect. From this seed emerges one of Ozick's most wondrous tales, one that displays her delight in Jamesian irony and the mythical flavor of a Kafka parable, woven into her own distinct voice."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593318829
  • ISBN: 059331882X
  • Physical Description: 179 pages : illustrations; 19 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

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General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book" --title page verso.

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Subject:
Boys' schools > Fiction.
Families > History > Fiction.
Antisemitism > Fiction.
Autobiographical memory > Fiction.
Genre:
Novels.

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  • 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library FIC OZICK (Text) 36015001729835 Adult Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library FIC OZICK (Text) 36015001729843 Adult Fiction Available -

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