Antiquities / Cynthia Ozick.
| Author/creator | Ozick, Cynthia author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 179 pages : illustration ; 19 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Lloyd Wilkinson Petrie, one of the seven surviving trustees of the now defunct (for 34 years) Temple Academy for Boys, is preparing a memoir of his days at the school, intertwined with a description of present events. As he navigates, with faltering recall, between the subtle anti-semitism that pervaded the school's ethos and his fascination with his own family history--in particular, his illustrious cousin, the renowned archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie (check out his Wikipedia entry!), the source of his interest in antiquity--he reconstructs the story of his encounter from his school days with a younger student named Ben-Zion Elefantin, who seems to belong to a lost ancient Jewish sect. From this seed emerges one of Ozick's most wondrous tales, one that displays her delight in Jamesian irony and the mythical flavor of a Kafka parable, woven into her own distinct voice"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "This Is A Borzoi Book" -- title page verso. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Ozick, Cynthia, Antiquities First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021] 9780593318836 |
| Genre/form | Jewish fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| LCCN | 2020025778 |
| ISBN | 9780593318829 hardcover |
| ISBN | 059331882X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |