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The Last Kabbalist in Lisbon
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The Last Kabbalist in Lisbon Paperback - 2000

by Richard Zimler

Set in the universe of the Jewish Kaballah during the Lisbon massacre of April 1506, this novel tells the story of a secret Jew named Zarco who searches for the killer of his uncle, a renowned kabbalist and manuscript illuminator, encountering a secret language and code that obscures the truth.


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Just a few years earlier, Jews living in Portugal were dragged to the baptismal font and forced to convert to Christianity. Many of these New Christians persevered in their Jewish prayers and rituals in secret and at great risk; the hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists, a mystical sect of Jews, continued as well. One such secret Jew was Berekiah Zarco, an intelligent young manuscript illuminator. Inflamed by love and revenge, he searches, in the crucible of the raging pogrom, for the killer of his beloved uncle Abraham, a renowned kabbalist and manuscript illuminator, discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue along with a young girl in dishabille. Risking his life in streets seething with mayhem, Berekiah tracks down answers among Christians, New Christians, Jews, and the fellow kabbalists of his uncle, whose secret language and codes by turns light and obscure the way to the truth he seeks. A marvelous story, a challenging mystery, and a telling tale of the evils of intolerance, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon both compels and entertains.

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  • Title The Last Kabbalist in Lisbon
  • Author Richard Zimler
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 318
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harry N. Abrams, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2000-03-15
  • ISBN 9781585670222 / 1585670227
  • Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.96 x 5.44 x 0.87 in (20.22 x 13.82 x 2.21 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Central Europe
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Detective and mystery stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97046184
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • New York Times, 04/30/2000, Page 32
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