description: YOU ARE NOT GOD. YOU CANNOT PLAY LIKE THIS WITH CREATION!Who was the tall, red-haired stranger who came unbidden to the sleepy town, wielding strong magic and dark prophecy? To the people of the town and their rabbi he was a threat. They feared his magic and would not heed his warning - save Kicsi, who found herself irresistibly drawn to the mysterious stranger, to his presence and his wondrous tales.The rabbi rained curses down upon the magician s head and drove him from the town.A year later, the prophecies were fulfilled. Only a handful of people survived. For Kicsi, her head full of horrors, there was no reason to live, for no good or beauty remained for her in the world. Only the power of magic and life could effect her salvation.An impressive debut - a beautifully told, richly textured fantasyPUBLISHERS WEEKLY
language: English
title: The Red Magician
titlecomplete: The Red Magician (Unicorn)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magic, Magical Realism, Historical Fantasy, Jewish, Young Adult, Holocaust, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 677
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award
category: Original Paperback
publisher: Thorsons