{"product_id":"the-lion-seeker-paperback","title":"The Lion Seeker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Bonert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Jewish Book Award Winner: A family saga set in WWII-era South Africa offering both \"page-turning thrills [and] a painful meditation on destiny\" (\u003cem\u003eNPR, All Things Considered\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalled \"a latter-day \u003cem\u003eExodus\u003c\/em\u003e\" by \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lion Seeker\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic historical novel centered on the life of Isaac Helger. The son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, he runs around the streets of Johannesburg as a young hooligan and dreams of getting rich. But his parents are still haunted by the memories of the anti-Semitic pogroms they escaped, even as Isaac secretly pursues a relationship with a gentile girl.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs the Nazi threat rises, Isaac is caught between his mother's urgent ambition to bring her sisters to safety out of the old world, and his own desire to enjoy the freedoms of the new. But soon his mother's carefully guarded secret takes them to the diamond mines, where mysteries are unveiled in the desert rocks and Isaac begins to learn the bittersweet reality of success bought at any cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut, visceral account of a young Jewish boy s African life . . . offering at times page-turning thrills and at others a painful meditation on destiny and volition. NPR, \u003ci\u003e All Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA powerful family saga, The Lion Seeker is a thrilling ride through the life of Isaac Helger, from redheaded hooligan on the streets of Johannesburg to striving young man on the make. Growing up in the shadow of World War II, Isaac is caught between his mother s urgent ambition to bring her sisters to safety out of the old world and his own desire for the freedoms of the new. But soon his mother s carefully guarded secret takes them to the diamond mines, where mysteries are unveiled in the desert rocks and Isaac begins to learn the bittersweet reality of success bought at truly any cost. \u003cbr\u003e [A] master storyteller . . . Bonert s zest for description, his attention to social nuances, and his eagerness to tell a large story in a large way . . . [creates] a big, richly detailed novel. \u003ci\u003eTablet Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Raw and ambitious. \u003ci\u003eMoment \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Astonishingly mature, admirably incautious . . . It s visually and thematically sweeping, rich with diverse personalities, packed with tender waves and roiling crests of love, loss, hope, hatred. \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada) \u003cbr\u003e Stunning. \u003ci\u003eJewish Daily Forward\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Powerful and thoroughly engrossing . . . To read it is to be reminded how great a great novel can be. David Bezmozgis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Free World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKENNETH BONERT s fiction has appeared in McSweeney s, Grain, and the Fiddlehead, and his journalism has appeared in the Globe and Mail and other publications. Born in South Africa, Bonert is the grandson of Lithuanian immigrants. \u003cbr\u003eLook for the reader s guide at www.marinerbooks.com. \u003cbr\u003eAuthor photograph (c) Richard Dubois\u003cbr\u003eMARINER\u003cbr\u003ewww.marinerbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e$14.95\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-0-544-33451-9 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKENNETH BONERT's fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's, Grain, \u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Fiddlehead, \u003c\/i\u003e and his journalism has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. Born in South Africa, Bonert is the grandson of Lithuanian immigrants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.47 x 8.22 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sami Rohr Prize (2015)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263891652857,"sku":"9780544334519","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ngky08pRHP9780544334519.webp?v=1768822776","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-lion-seeker-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}