The Seventh Gate, Richard Zimler
The Seventh Gate, Richard Zimler
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The Seventh Gate

Author: Richard Zimler

Narrator: Gabrielle de Cuir, with Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 25 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/15/2013


Synopsis

By the author of the critically acclaimed international hitsThe Last Kabbalist of LisbonandThe Warsaw Anagrams, this novel proves Richard Zimlers mastery of the riveting literary murder mystery (Independent on Sunday). Berlin, 1932. Sophie is a smart and sexually precocious fourteen-year-old coming of age during Hitlers rise to power. Forced to lead a double life when her father and boyfriend become Nazi collaborators, she reserves her dreams of becoming an actress for her beloved elderly neighbor, Isaac Zarco, and his friends, most of whom are Jews working against the government in a secret group called the Ring. When a member is sent to Dachau, she realizes there must be a Nazi traitor in the groupbut who? Through successive mysteries, reversals, surprises, and a race against time,The Seventh Gatebuilds to a shattering end. In its chilling but sensuous evocation of the time and place, Richard Zimlers novel is at once a love story and a tragedyand a tale of ferocious heroism.

About Richard Zimler

Richard Zimler is the award-winning author of several novels, including The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon, winner of the Herodotus Award for Best First Historical Novel, and The Warsaw Anagrams, named the 2010 Book of the Year in Portugal by Ler. His novels have appeared on bestseller lists in twelve countries, including the United States, Great Britain, Portugal, Italy, and Australia. He writes reviews for the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle and lives in Porto, Portugal.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria on April 16, 2014

Depois de ter lido A Sétima Porta, não podia ficar indiferente aos livros de Richard Zimler. A Sétima Porta foi o livro que se seguiu e consolidou o que já pensava do autor: um contador de histórias excelente. A Sétima Porta será uma continuação de O Último Cabalista em Lisboa (que tenho em casa para......more

Goodreads review by Serafim on July 09, 2018

Uma bela surpresa este livro.......more

Goodreads review by Ana on January 20, 2019

Depois do “Evangelho Segunda Lázaro», decidi dedicar a primeira leitura deste ano ao consagrado autor Richard Zimler, decisão essa carregada de grandes expectativas que, nem de perto nem de longe, saíram goradas. Zimler é um escritor extraordinariamente talentoso, conhecedor profundo da realidade ju......more

Goodreads review by Charles on August 14, 2014

Having reviewed The Warsaw Anagrams for The New York Journal of Books, this reviewer was attracted to another novel by Richard Zimler, who seems to have mastered the art of a "murder mystery wrapped within the timeless anxiety and historical significance of the Holocaust. The Seventh Gate begins in......more

Goodreads review by Mª João on April 14, 2019

Livro muito intenso sobre a vida em Berlim antes da segunda guerra. Sophie, a narradora, conta a sua história e a dos seus amigos judeus durante o período de instauração do movimento nazi na Alemanha. Para além das atrocidades connhecidas, refere-se aqui a esterilização de pessoas com alguma definit......more