Alexander is a young man navigating the complexities of identity, faith, and the haunting legacy of the past. As the son of a rabbi, he finds his childhood marked by the shadow of the Holocaust and the profound mysteries of his Jewish heritage. Growing up, Alexander moves between the mundane world and a spiritual realm where ancient texts and prayers carry tangible, mystical power. Through Aryeh Lev Stollman’s exquisite and prayerlike prose, the narrative unfolds as a delicate coming-of-age journey. Alexander must reconcile the secular world he inhabits with the weighty, terrifying history inherited from those who came before him. This luminous novel is an artful meditation on the existence of God, the search for mercy in an unforgiving age, and the deep, often unspoken bonds of family life. Reminiscent of a Hasidic tale in its quiet intensity, the story draws readers into a space where the visceral and the sacred collide. It is a striking, deeply moving account of one man’s attempt to understand his soul and the echoes of history that shape his present.
Used (good, see images, some yellowing and some cover wear) Softcover ISBN 1573226971
