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<p><p>the Eighth Of Aharon Appelfeld's Brilliantly Original Novels To Be Published In English, The Healer Is A Remarkable Story About Faith And Faithlessness Among European Jews On The Eve Of World War Ii. Felix Katz Is A Viennese Businessman Whose Life Is Choked By Suppressed Rage And Intolerance For Those Who Have Faith. When Conventional Methods Fail To Cure His Daughter's Emotional Illness, Felix In Desperation Agrees To Travel With His Family To The Carpathian Mountains In Search Of A Famous Healer. Months Later, After Being Snowbound In A Rural Jewish Village That Sustains Itself On Faith, Felix Returns To A Vienna Plagued By The Disease Of Anti-semitism. The Healer Wonderfully Combines Elements Of Fable With The Complex Sensibility Of A Great Modernist Writer Sensitive To The Overbearing Moral Issues Of Our Time.<p></p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>narrated With The Ever-expanding Significance Of A Parable And The Disarming Simplicity Of A Folk Tale, This Novel Of Family Life In Pre-ww Ii Vienna By The Accomplished Israeli Author ( For Every Sin ) Explores The Complex Web Of Emotions Binding Felix, A Testy But Thriving Factory Owner; His Wife, Henrietta, From Whom He Feels Es

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Author

Aharon Appelfeld

Publisher

Grove Weidenfeld; Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802112231

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Fiction

Rating

3.42 / 5 (34 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14