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The last kabbalist of Lisbon

by Richard Zimler

HistoryJewsPersecutionsFictionFiction, historicalPortugal, fictionJews, fiction

A novel on the 1506 massacre of Jews in Lisbon. The hero is Berekiah Zarco, a young manuscript painter hunting for the killer of his uncle, both being kabbalists, Jews practicing their faith in secret after obligatory conversion to Christianity.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library