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The Mandelbaum Gate

Muriel Spark

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#722 of 8,085 books · #164 in Crime & Thriller

Won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1965).

Barbara Vaughn is a scholarly woman whose fascination with religion stems partly from a conversion to Catholicism, and partly from her own half-Jewish background. When her boyfriend joins an archaeological excursion to search for additional Dead Sea Scrolls, Vaughn takes the opportunity to explore the Holy Land. But this is 1960, and with the nation of Israel still in its infancy, the British Empire in retreat from the region, and the Eichmann trials in full swing, Vaughn uncovers much deeper mysteries than those found at tourist sites. Both an espionage thriller and a journey of faith, The Mandelbaum Gate explores Barbara Vaughn's path to painful self-discovery at the checkpoint between Jordan and the newly formed Israel. The Mandelbaum Gate won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

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Publisher
Open Road Media
ISBN-13
9781453245057
Topics
Religious identity and faithEspionage in Cold War-era JerusalemSelf-discovery

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