{"product_id":"nothing-vast-paperback","title":"Nothing Vast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoshe Zvi Marvit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping multigenerational tale complicates traditional narratives as it follows two families--one Moroccan, one Polish--filled with Zionists, anti-Zionists, socialists, and reactionaries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning from 1932 to 1973, \u003ci\u003eNothing Vast\u003c\/i\u003e delves deeply into the circumstances and concerns of Jews in cities across the globe--in Poland, France, Morocco, and the United States--as well as in Israel. Giving voice to characters male and female, young and old, Moshe Zvi Marvit braids together stories of migration and struggle, of custom and superstition, of long-held secrets and lies. This beautifully crafted novel follows a survivor of sexual assault, a member of the French resistance, a dream interpreter, a petty criminal, and a venerated rabbi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on the experiences and traditions of the author's own half-Arab Jewish family, the book is rife with historical and cultural detail and with the intricacies of faith and identity, both personal and national. At the center of the novel is Israel itself--a place existing first in the collective imagination, then in reality as Marvit slips into nonfiction to document the establishment of the country and the reactions to its birth. The characters' experiences upon arrival in their new nation are vastly different: one family is given a large orange grove upon which to establish a Yeshiva, while the other, not accorded the same privileges, lives beneath notice. The story takes yet another twist when, years later, a grandchild of one of the founding rabbis, seeking answers, discovers the origin of his family's land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Visceral, intellectual, and searching, \u003ci\u003eNothing Vast\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing short of a virtuosic debut. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoshe Zvi Marvit\u003c\/b\u003e's work has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDissent Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBellevue Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Marvit lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150651003015,"sku":"9781946724793","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0918d82071c78774d0c8b70889149e74.webp?v=1733201203","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/nothing-vast-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}