The Mandelbaum Gate, Muriel Spark
The Mandelbaum Gate, Muriel Spark
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The Mandelbaum Gate

Author: Muriel Spark

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 12 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/24/2009

Synopsis

The Mandelbaum Gate divides the conflicttorn realm of Jerusalem, separating Israel from Jordan. Barbara Vaughn, a stubborn young English woman and halfJewish Catholic convert, insists upon crossing the divide in order to rendezvous with her fianc, in spite of the very real danger. Her quest sets off a series of bizarre situations and adventures, set against the backdrop of the Eichmann trial of 1961.Muriel Spark has created a manyfaceted novel, both comic and serious, enriched by a wealth of information.

About Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark (1918–2006) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the author of over twenty novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, as well as critical biographies, radio plays, children’s books, poetry, and short-story collections. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993 and a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 1996.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Violet on November 06, 2019

Usually Spark writes about what she knows. There's little need of research in her novels. Here she puts her imagination to a more challenging feat. The novel takes place in Jerusalem at the same time as the Eichmann trial. The trial is rarely mentioned in detail but it haunts the novel as a kind of......more

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