The Goncourt Prizeâ€"winning novel of Jewish life and persecution from the twelfth century to WWII: “a powerful book -- an eloquent and enduring testament” (Kirkus, starred review), On March 11, 1185, in the old Anglican city of York, the Jews of...
Like André Schwarz-Bart's previous book, Last of the Just, which traced the Jewish experience of martyrdom, this book recreates through fact and myth people's enslavement, humiliation and survival.
...The Last of the Just made André Schwarz-Bart famous for a novel that triumphantly defied traditional views of fiction. Four years after the author's death, his widow, Simone, rescued The Morning Star from his papers. This novel is the last word of a...