| Title : | The cabalist | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Amanda Prantera, Author | | Publisher: | Abacus | | Publication Date: | 1987 | | Pagination: | 184 p. | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-349-12800-9 | | Class number: | 823.914 | | Abstract: | Joseph Kestler, a "scientific cabalist magus with his head screwed on, busily carrying on the uncompleted work of his great predecessors," is dying in present-day Venice during the course of this highly stylized metaphysical tale. In her second novel, Prantera demonstrates her erudition while providing the reader with a credible and sympathetic protagonist. During the brief time he imagines he has left in this lifetime, Kestler works desperately to complete his cabalistic project as well as to devise a plan to ensure its preservation for future generations. All the while, he has a third concern in the form of a small and obnoxious neighbor, a mysterious child whose presence proves surprisingly relevant to his work | | Contents note: | A fantasy-mystery novel by English author Amanda Prantera, first published in 1985 |
The cabalist [printed text] / Amanda Prantera, Author . - [S.l.] : Abacus, 1987 . - 184 p. ISBN : 978-0-349-12800-9 | Class number: | 823.914 | | Abstract: | Joseph Kestler, a "scientific cabalist magus with his head screwed on, busily carrying on the uncompleted work of his great predecessors," is dying in present-day Venice during the course of this highly stylized metaphysical tale. In her second novel, Prantera demonstrates her erudition while providing the reader with a credible and sympathetic protagonist. During the brief time he imagines he has left in this lifetime, Kestler works desperately to complete his cabalistic project as well as to devise a plan to ensure its preservation for future generations. All the while, he has a third concern in the form of a small and obnoxious neighbor, a mysterious child whose presence proves surprisingly relevant to his work | | Contents note: | A fantasy-mystery novel by English author Amanda Prantera, first published in 1985 |
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