The House of Rajani

Name: The House of Rajani
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ISBN: 9780099535997

Alon Hilu, Evan Fallenberg

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English

Vintage
01 October 2011

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A rich, disturbing historical novel about the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The year is 1895, Jaffa. Salah Rajani, a troubled Muslim boy living in a dilapidated mansion surrounded by orange groves, suffers from peculiar visions about a disaster which is set to befall his people.

His life is changed by the arrival of a handsome young man, a dynamic Jewish settler, new to the city, by the name of Isaac Luminsky. Luminsky covets both the fertile lands of the Rajani estate and Salah's beautiful mother Afifa, and his friendship with the boy is destined to lead to violence and tragedy.

This rich and colourful novel is made up of the two opposing journals of Hilu's intriguing and extraordinary protagonists as they negotiate love, honour and betrayal in the changing world of nineteenth-century Palestine.

By: Alon Hilu
Translated by: Evan Fallenberg
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 206g
ISBN: 9780099535997
ISBN 10: 0099535998
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 October 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alon Hilu is an Israeli writer and playwright. He was born in 1972. His first book, Death of a Monk, is a historical novel which re-tells the story of the blood libel against the Damascus Jews which took place in 1840. The book was translated into five languages, was among the five finalists for the prestigious Sapir Prize in 2005, and won the Israeli Presidential prize for a debut novel in 2006 and the Israeli Prime Minister prize in 2008. The House of Rajani was awarded the 2009 Sapir Prize. Alon Hilu lives with his family in Tel Aviv. www.alonhilu.com