Judith (2013 Moïse), novel
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Judith (2013) is a novel by Leslie Moïse.
Abstract
"In the ancient Middle East a pious, wealthy young widow risks her life to save her town from a besieging army. Based on the apocryphal Book of Judith. Judith is a 2015 finalist in the International Book Awards. "The ancient story of Judith of Bethulia is given a powerful heartbeat in this imagining by Leslie Moise," says Anne Marie Jackson, a literary translator & feminist author in London, England. "Moise's writing is immediate and empathetic, her characters vividly drawn. Judith is an engrossing read that you will not want to put down."--Publisher description.
Editions, performances
Published in Nashville, TN: Pearlsong Press, 2013.
External links
- [ Wikipedia.en]
Categories:
- 2013
- Fiction--2010s
- Fiction--English
- Literature--2010s
- Novels
- English language--2010s
- Second Temple Studies--2010s
- Second Temple Studies--English
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Women's Studies--2010s
- Women's Studies--English
- Women's Studies--Fiction
- Judith (subject)
- Judith--fiction (subject)
- Judith--literature (subject)