Overview

This beautifully produced gift book unites the words of David Mamet, America's most active and esteemed playwright, with stunning artwork by renowned artist Donald Sultan to explore Jewish and universal themes. On the eve of his Bar Mitzvah, a boy learns about life from an old man in whose hands an antique watch reveals something of man's relation to God. This brief tale moves on a journey from the intricacies of watchmaking to the horrors of Europe in the Holocaust, as the old man shares his understanding of life's struggles and what it means to "be a good Jew." Sultan's striking images move as gilded clocks and elaborate timepieces yield to blank watch faces, barbed wire, empty windows, and stark architectural renderings. 20 color illustrations.
ISBN-13

9780756764906

ISBN-10

0756764904

Weight

1.45 Pounds

Dimensions

9.75 x 0.75 x 12.00 In

List Price

$27.00

Format

Hardcover

Pages

45 pages

Publisher

Little, Brown & Co.

Published On

1999-02-01


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