Title: The ruined house
Description: Andrew P. Cohen, a successful NYU professor of comparative culture, is suddenly plagued with strange and inexplicable visions of an ancient religious ritual. As his superficially perfect world begins to unravel, he is forced to question his beliefs. Interspersed throughout the novel are pages from an ancient (pseudo)Talmudic text, harking back to the golden age of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Hidden in this frenzied, semi-opaque other narrative lies the mysterious key to understanding the drama of Andrew's life.
Subjects: Cabala, Fiction, Visions, Mysticism, College teachers, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, jewish, Fiction, family life, general, College teachers, fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Family Life, FICTION / Jewish