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  • Published: 4 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241350478
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176
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The Penitent




A powerful story about a man's discovery of faith and identity after his escape from Nazi persecution in Poland

The Penitent is the story of Joseph Shapiro, a disillusioned and aimless man who discovers a purpose to his life through the Jewish faith. Following his journey as he flees Nazi persecution in Poland in 1939, through wealth and a failed marriage in New York, and on to Israel, it charts his transformation from worldly confusion to spiritual certainty in orthodox Judaism. This powerful work is an examination of the nature of faith, the question of identity and the notion of how to lead a good life.

  • Published: 4 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241350478
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176
Categories:

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