Solal

by Albert Cohen

Book by Cohen, Albert This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B004SND160
• ISBN13: 9782070372690
• Release Date: April 1981
• Publisher: Gallimard Education
• Length: 473 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A lucid, beautiful novel with a sincere and sarcastic tone

Solal is the son of the chief rabbi of Cephalonia. He is on his way to become a highly recognised diplomat for the United Nations. He then falls for a sweet and beautiful French catholic girl, just on the eve of WWII. They get together, passionate, ignorant of their families' disapprovals. But the growing antisemitism affects Solal's love and behaviour, and he becomes sarcastic, irritable and guilty, in spite of Aurore's efforts to keep their love alive.This is written in a beautiful, original style by a wonderful and sincere author who deserve international recognition. His tone gets you to the insights of human brain, which he analyzes with an incredible lucidity. Read it !