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By Palmero
Format:Hardcover
Modern book reviews often contain such words as "gripping", "unputdownable", etc. I would not say "Daniel Stein, Interpreter", is unputdownable. I put it down lots of times, though I knew I would read it until the end of its very many pages. This book is easy to put down, among other things, because it consists of hundreds of short chapters, a collection of assorted documents, personal letters, diary entries, conversations, speeches, etc. written or recorded by a myriad of characters, encompassing over half a century and several countries, mostly in Eastern Europe, Israel and the US.
All this material comes together to give us a picture of Daniel Stein, a Polish Jew who found himself working for the Gestapo while saving hundreds of Jews by helping them escape from a ghetto before the scheduled day of their murder; Daniel then had a stint with the Soviet partisans and later with the NKVD before going back to Poland to become a Catholic priest, finally settling down in Israel to preach to, among others, a Catholic Israeli Arab.
Daniel Stein's character is based on a real human being who died a few years ago. An enigmatic character, apparently simple and transparent, and yet, for me, difficult to grasp on the basis of this novel, to understand his conversion and his ultimate motivation, other than having a drive to become some sort of naive unorthodox saint, who regularly upsets the religious establishments with his heretical views. Plus an "interpreter" seeking to facilitate communication among the various creeds.
But this novel is not only about Daniel Stein. It contains an analysis of the interplay of some of the world's major religions, both now and in their beginnings: Christianity in its various forms, Judaism, Islam and even Buddhism.... Read more ›
All this material comes together to give us a picture of Daniel Stein, a Polish Jew who found himself working for the Gestapo while saving hundreds of Jews by helping them escape from a ghetto before the scheduled day of their murder; Daniel then had a stint with the Soviet partisans and later with the NKVD before going back to Poland to become a Catholic priest, finally settling down in Israel to preach to, among others, a Catholic Israeli Arab.
Daniel Stein's character is based on a real human being who died a few years ago. An enigmatic character, apparently simple and transparent, and yet, for me, difficult to grasp on the basis of this novel, to understand his conversion and his ultimate motivation, other than having a drive to become some sort of naive unorthodox saint, who regularly upsets the religious establishments with his heretical views. Plus an "interpreter" seeking to facilitate communication among the various creeds.
But this novel is not only about Daniel Stein. It contains an analysis of the interplay of some of the world's major religions, both now and in their beginnings: Christianity in its various forms, Judaism, Islam and even Buddhism.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Brian Lait
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a slow reader at the best of times, and that is not a good thing for such a very long and complex story. Its based around a Polish Jew who becomes a Catholic priest and post war sets up a church in Israel.
Because I put the book down for days at a time I lost track of the many varied and interesting characters and, with the usual hindsight, should have made notes of each as they appeared to remind me of who they were.
What confused me is that the book is in five long parts and each chapter may well be about characters or events many years apart from the next. In the first part alone, for example, chapters cover events or letters or whatever from 1959-83, 1960, 1985 and January 1946.
I knew I would eventually finish it and quite enjoyed it, but would only recommend it to avid readers. Not to be taken away to be read on a short holiday !
Because I put the book down for days at a time I lost track of the many varied and interesting characters and, with the usual hindsight, should have made notes of each as they appeared to remind me of who they were.
What confused me is that the book is in five long parts and each chapter may well be about characters or events many years apart from the next. In the first part alone, for example, chapters cover events or letters or whatever from 1959-83, 1960, 1985 and January 1946.
I knew I would eventually finish it and quite enjoyed it, but would only recommend it to avid readers. Not to be taken away to be read on a short holiday !
By City Angel
Format:Hardcover
This is a great book! A wonderful saintly main character. An engaging plot. And a strong reassuring message, which is about bridging the differences, finding a unity in the divided world and translating something as huge and abstract as religious ideas into small practical actions that are full of love and compassion.
Daniel Stein maybe a good place to start to get familiar with Ludmila Ulitskaya, one of the most prominent (and my favourite) living Russian authors. Unlike most of her writing, in this book the action takes place in Poland, Belarus and, of course, in Israel rather than in Soviet Russia. Ulitskaya's seemingly simple language tends to be full of subtle irony and Russian cultural references that just don't translate well. This book is more universal in scope and may be more accessible to an international reader.
Highly recommended!
Daniel Stein maybe a good place to start to get familiar with Ludmila Ulitskaya, one of the most prominent (and my favourite) living Russian authors. Unlike most of her writing, in this book the action takes place in Poland, Belarus and, of course, in Israel rather than in Soviet Russia. Ulitskaya's seemingly simple language tends to be full of subtle irony and Russian cultural references that just don't translate well. This book is more universal in scope and may be more accessible to an international reader.
Highly recommended!
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