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Esau

by Meir Shalev · 1969

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A novel of epic scope and universal themes that chronicles half a century in the life of a family and a nation, from the bestselling Israeli author of The Blue Mountain.

Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisIsraelIsraelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 432 pages

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