A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel by Dara Horn (English) Hardcover Book

Description: A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn The incomparable Dara Horn returns with a spellbinding novel of how technology changes memory and how memory shapes the soul. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Software prodigy Josie Ashkenazi has invented an application that records everything its users do. When an Egyptian library invites her to visit as a consultant, her jealous sister Judith persuades her to go. But in Egypts postrevolutionary chaos, Josie is abducted—leaving Judith free to take over Josies life at home, including her husband and daughter, while Josies talent for preserving memories becomes a surprising test of her empathy and her only means of escape. A century earlier, another traveler arrives in Egypt: Solomon Schechter, a Cambridge professor hunting for a medieval archive hidden in a Cairo synagogue. Both he and Josie are haunted by the work of the medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides, a doctor and rationalist who sought to reconcile faith and science, destiny and free will. But what Schechter finds, as he tracks down the remnants of a thousand-year-old communitys once-vibrant life, will reveal the power and perils of what Josies ingenious work brings into being: a world where nothing is ever forgotten. An engrossing adventure that intertwines stories from Genesis, medieval philosophy, and the digital frontier, A Guide for the Perplexed is a novel of profound inner meaning and astonishing imagination. Author Biography Dara Horn is the author of five novels and was one of Grantas Best Young American Novelists. She has taught Jewish literature at Harvard, Sarah Lawrence College, and Yeshiva University. She lives in New Jersey with her family. Review "Readers will be taken in by this literary thrillers fast-paced plot and complicated but well-imaged characters. A sure bet." -- Library Journal "Its not every day you come across a genuinely page-turning kidnapping story that is also replete with historical, psychological, and interpretive insights into Maimonides, envy, and motherhood, not to mention replicating the narrative structure and central themes of the biblical story of Joseph. A Guide for the Perplexed is Dara Horns most ambitious, audacious, edifying, and entertaining novel yet." -- Elif Batuman, author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them "[A Guide for the Perplexed] is so beautiful, so mystical, so exciting... I really urge you to read Dara Horn." -- Bill Goldstein - NBCs Weekend Today Show "Horn moves seamlessly back and forth in time." -- Entertainment Weekly "Intricate and suspenseful, A Guide for the Perplexed is both learned and heartfelt, an exploration of human memory, its uses and misuses, that spans centuries in a twisty braid full of jaw dropping revelations and breathtaking reversals. An elegant and brainy page-turner from a master storyteller." -- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Calebs Crossing "A work marked by brilliant conceits and clever plotting." -- Kirkus Reviews "[Within A Guide for the Perplexed] beats the living heart of a very human drama, one that will have readers both caught up in the suspense and moved by the tragic dimensions of the unresolved dilemma at the core of the story." -- Booklist, Starred Review "Horn is embracing her own, livelier brand of Jewish history, embodied in the joys of discovering-and creating-the past anew." -- Tablet Magazine "Wondrous...a richly layered novel... Horn has magically summoned the wisdom of the ages to address a most contemporary dilemma...riveting and suspenseful... A novelist at the height of her powers." -- Andrew Ferman - Miami Herald "A Guide for the Perplexed is a richly layered book that leaves a reader...grateful and impressed." -- Jewish Daily Forward Review Text eoeWondrous...a richly layered novel.... Horn has magically summoned the wisdom of the ages to address a most contemporary dilemma...riveting and suspenseful.... A novelist at the height of her powers.e Review Quote "Wondrous...a richly layered novel.... Horn has magically summoned the wisdom of the ages to address a most contemporary dilemma...riveting and suspenseful.... A novelist at the height of her powers." Description for Library What computerized data storage, sibling rivalry, the Book of Ruth, and Egypt after the Arab Spring have in common; from Horn, named one of Grantas Best Young American Novelists. Details ISBN0393064891 Author Dara Horn Short Title GD FOR THE PERPLEXED Language English ISBN-10 0393064891 ISBN-13 9780393064896 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence NY, US Birth 1977 Year 2013 Imprint WW Norton & Co Subtitle A Novel Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Publication Date 2013-10-11 AU Release Date 2013-10-11 NZ Release Date 2013-10-11 US Release Date 2013-10-11 UK Release Date 2013-10-11 Pages 352 Publisher WW Norton & Co Alternative 9780393348880 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161942154;

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