A Mad Desire to Dance
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0307266508
ISBN 13
9780307266507
Category
FICTION
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Pages
288
Subject
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Fiction. ; Holocaust survivors -- Fiction. ; Children of Holocaust survivors -- Fiction. ; Children of Holocaust survivors -- Fiction.
Abstract
Doriel, a European expatriate living in New York, suffers from a profound sense of desperation and loss. His mother, a member of the Resistance, survived World War II only to die in an accident, together with his father, soon after. Doriel was a child during the war, and his knowledge of the Holocaust is largely limited to what he finds in movies, newsreels, and books—but it is enough. Doriel’s parents and their secrets haunt him, leaving him filled with longing but unable to experience the most basic joys in life. He plunges into an intense study of Judaism, but instead of finding solace, he comes to believe that he is possessed by a dybbuk. Surrounded by ghosts, spurred on by demons, Doriel finally turns to Dr. Thérèse Goldschmidt, a psychoanalyst who finds herself particularly intrigued by her patient. The two enter into an uneasy relationship based on exchange: of dreams, histories, and secrets.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 33102000010780 |
FIC WIE |
1 | Leo Baeck Kew - Australia | Yes |