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Last months passing of hugh nissenson at the age of 80 represented an incalculable loss for the literary world. Hugh nissensons recent novel the days of awe explores the realities and mysteries of aging, sickness, and death in the lives of a secular jewish family and their friends in new york city at the time of september 11. The days of awe by hugh nissenson jewish novel for sale online. His father was a deeply, although eclectically, observant jew, and his mother was. Hugh nissenson this complex, compelling and exquisitely wrought novelfrom a national book award and penfaulkner award finalistevokes one of the most. Hugh nissensons latest novel, days of awe sourcebooks, 2005 is tied to these days not only by its title but by the authors exploration, both sensitive and powerful, of god, mortality and. Artie rubin, author of illustrated books of mythology, has reached. The days of awe by hugh nissenson, 9781402207563, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nissensonwhose name in danish means son of the elfwas born in brooklyn in 1933. The pilgrim by hugh nissenson nook book ebook barnes. Hugh nissenson, days of awe naperville, ill sourcebooks, 2005. Smashwords about hugh nissenson, author of days of awe. The author of the minor masterpiece my own ground transgresses the limits of imagination, putting into words what it. A quaint, compelling pilgrim tale in the new world the year is 1622, and a tormented english puritan strikes out for the plymouth plantation in hugh nissensons moody, intelligent novel.

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Nissenson began writing this book in the spring of 2001, a story that unwinds much like sitting unnoticed through a meal that extends for months as friends and family carry through their lives youre given the opportunity to play both eavesdropper and telepathic with subtle shifts from one persons conversationinner monologue to another with stunning insight into widely different characters brokers, artists, atheists, jews, christians, clergy, stumblers, addicts, the full sweep of. With his 2005 novel, the days of awe, nissenson focuses on the events of september 11, 2001, as they intersect with the lives of his protagonist, sixtysevenyearold book illustrator and author artie rubin. Richard klin takes stock of the late jewish writers career. Read the days of awe by hugh nissenson available from rakuten kobo. Nissenson, acclaimed for his powerful narratives the days of awe. Hugh nissensons novel the days of awe sourcebooks landmark changed my life this year. The days of awe by hugh nissenson overdrive rakuten. Critics have called nissensons writing exuberant, as well as moving and thoughtprovoking. His novel the tree of life was a finalist for the national book award and the penfaulkner award in 1985.

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