The Conversion Paperback - 1999
by Appelfeld, Aharon; Appelfeld, Aron
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For Karl and his friends, Judaism is an obstacle that is easily discarded in their turn-of-the-century world. But as a political crisis unfolds, he rekindles a love affair that will force him to take a stand he could never have imagined.
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- Title The Conversion
- Author Appelfeld, Aharon; Appelfeld, Aron
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Schocken Books Inc, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1999
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0805210989I3N00
- ISBN 9780805210989 / 0805210989
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 8.62 x 5.48 x 0.69 in (21.89 x 13.92 x 1.75 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Library of Congress subjects Jewish fiction, City and town life
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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First line
The ceremony was short, subdued, and without ostentation.
From the jacket flap
Our story opens in an Austrian city, two generations before the Holocaust, where almost all of the Jews have converted to Christianity. Today the church bells are pealing for Karl, an ambitious young civil servant whose conversion will clear his path to a coveted high government post. Karl's future looks bright, but with his promotion comes a political crisis that turns his conversion into a baptism by fire, unexpectedly reuniting Karl with his past and forcing him to take a stand he could never have imagined.
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- New York Times, 01/30/2000, Page 24