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Minotaur

by Benjamin Tammuz, Kim Parfitt, Mildred Budny · 1980

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An Israeli secret agent falls hopelessly in love with a young English girl. Using his network of contacts and his professional expertise, he takes control of her life without ever revealing his identity. Minotaur is a complex and utterly original story about a solitary man driven from one side of Europe to the other by his obsession.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisspy thrillerspy thrillerMore like thisLess of this
Themes
JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisIsraelIsraelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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