The Rape of Tamar – Dan Jacobson(1st edition 1970)

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On first publication, The Rape of Tamar was hailed as a masterpiece.

 

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On first publication, The Rape of Tamar was hailed as a masterpiece.

1970 1st Edition

Please see images on publication etc.

Condition: Dust Jacket and book in very good condition. Stain on outside paper edges. See images for previous owner name on cover page.

Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Dan Jacobson retells the age-old, biblical story of the rape of King David’s daughter by her brother Amnon. Out of this material he creates a tragic and sardonically humorous novel, wholly modern in spirit and yet true to the time in which it is set. On first publication, The Rape of Tamar was hailed as a masterpiece.

 

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