Lion's Honey: The Myth of Samson by David Grossman (English) Paperback Book

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A daring retelling of the story of Samson, from the author of the Man Booker International Prize-winning A Horse Walks Into a Bar.

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In exhilarating and lucid prose, Grossman gives us a provocative new take on the story of Samson: his battle with the lion, the three hundred burning foxes, the women he bedded, the one he loved and who betrayed him and the destruction of the temple. It reveals the journey of a lonely and tortured soul, whose search for a true home echoes our own private struggles.

Author Biography

David Grossman is the author of nine internationally acclaimed novels and a number of children's books. Grossman has been presented with numerous awards including the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), and he won the International Man Booker Prize with A Horse Walks into a Bar. He lives with his wife and children in a suburb of Jerusalem.

Review

Extraordinary, ground-breaking, empowering * * Guardian * *A master of the emotionally accurate and significant. His characters don't so much lie on the page as rise before the reader's eyes -- Yann MartelA writer of passionate honesty, unafraid to ask terrible questions -- Nadine GordimerOne of contemporary literature's most versatile and absorbing writers * * San Francisco Chronicle * *A writer who has been one of the most original and talented not only in his own country but anywhere * * New York Times Book Review * *

Long Description

A daring retelling of the story of Samson, from the author of the Man Booker International Prize-winning A Horse Walks Into a Bar . In exhilarating and lucid prose, Grossman gives us a provocative new take on the story of Samson: his battle with the lion, the three hundred burning foxes, the women he bedded, the one he loved and who betrayed him and the destruction of the temple. It reveals the journey of a lonely and tortured soul, whose search for a true home echoes our own private struggles.

Review Text

Extraordinary, ground-breaking, empowering

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Extraordinary, ground-breaking, empowering

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A daring retelling of the story of Samson, from the author of the Man Booker International Prize-winning A Horse Walks Into a Bar

Details ISBN178689338X Author Stuart Schoffman Pages 192 Series Canons Language English Year 2018 Translator Stuart Schoffman ISBN-10 178689338X ISBN-13 9781786893383 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-08-02 Media Book Imprint Canongate Canons Subtitle The Myth of Samson Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Hebrew DEWEY 222.32092 Replaces 9781841959238 Short Title Lion's Honey UK Release Date 2018-08-02 AU Release Date 2018-08-02 Illustrations No Publisher Canongate Books Edition Description Main - Canons Audience General NZ Release Date 2018-08-28 We've got this

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