The Fifth Heaven: A Novel by Eytan, Rachel - 1985

Philadelphia New York Jerusalem: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1985 Jewish Publication Society of America , 1985. Fine. Jewish Publication Society of America , 1985. Fine. Rachel Eytan (1931-1987) was born in Palestine and emigrated to the U.S. in 1967, and eventually became a professor at Hofstra University. This novel, her first, was written in 1962 and won the Brenner Prize, the highest literary prize in Israel. It is a semi-autobiographical account of an orphan girl growing up during the birth of the state of Israel. This is the first American edition and the first English version with a translation by Philip Simpson. Gray paper boards bound at spine with black cloth; lettering on spine only. Binding tight, square, clean and bright with no marking inside or out. Unclipped dust jacket has some repairs at top and bottom of spine but is still clean and bright. 444 pages.