Booker Prize Winner in 1970. Norman is the clever one of a rabbi's
close-knit family in London's East End. Following the prodigious
achievements of his childhood, he becomes a brilliant barrister,
the apple of his parents' eyes. However, at the age of 41, he
experiences a terrible fall from grace, becoming addicted to drugs
and being confined to his room where he is prey to hallucinations
and paranoia. Rubens explores the Old Testament notion of a family
scapegoat, the elected member of the title, to brilliant effect; it
is an idea also present in the work of R D Laing, the psychiatrist,
one of her acknowledged influences. (Kirkus UK)
Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East
End of London. Infant prodigy; brilliant barrister; the apple of
his parents' eyes... until at forty-one he becomes a drug addict,
confined to his bedroom, at the mercy of his hallucinations and
paranoia. For Norman, his committal to a mental hospital represents
the ultimate act of betrayal. For Rbbi Zweck, Norman's father, his
son's deterioration is a bitter reminder of his own guilt and
failure. Only Bella, the unmarried sister, still in her childhood
white ankle socks, can reach across the abyss of pain to bring
father and son the elusive peace which they both desperately crave.
General
| Imprint: |
Abacus
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
1988 |
| First published: |
March 2001 |
| Authors: |
Bernice Rubens
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
223 |
| Edition: |
Reissue |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-349-13022-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-349-13022-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780349130224 |
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