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...Last of the Just, Schwarz-Bart (1)* 2. Hawaii, Michener (4) 3. Advise and Consent, Drury (2) / 4. To Kill A Mockingbird, Lee (3) / 5. Pomp and Circumstance, Coward (6) / 6. Sermons and Soda-Water, O'Hara (5) / 7. Winnie Hie Pu, Milne / 8. A Burnt-Out Case, Greene 9. Decision at Delphi, Maclnnes (7) / 10. Shadows on the Grass, Dinesen...
...Last of the Just, Schwarz-Bart...
...Last of the Just, Schwarz-Bart...
Thus, it is altogether a pleasure to read the artistically written and in some ways highly extraordinary first novel of Andre Schwarz-Bart, The Last of the Just. For here the author makes a serious attempt to examine the basic tenets of the Jewish faith and the significance of this ethic to its believers. Judaism has, after all, survived for almost six thousand years in the face of continuous persecution that reached a crescendo in the Second World War. The modern Jew looks back on this incredible history with mingled pride and horror, often wondering whether his faith is worth...
...between poetic vision and brutal realism. The characters are naturally symbolic, but at the same time human--although remarkable in their sensitivity. Ernie Levy is the six million Jews put to death by the "final solution," yet, at certain moments, he is a most ordinary human being. That M. Schwarz-Bart has been able for the most part to combine these two levels of his story successfully is a tribute both to his skill and his diligence--the dust jacket proclaims that this is the sixth version of the novel...