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Eleazar, Exodus to the West

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Eleazar, Exodus to the West (French: Eléazar ou la Source et le Buisson) is a 1996 novel by Michel Tournier, published by Éditions Gallimard.

It was translated into English by Jonathan F. Krell, and the translation was published in 2002 by University of Nebraska Press.[1]

Plot

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The work is about the travels of Irish minister Eleazar O'Braid, a Protestant, and his family from Ireland into the United States.[1]

Reception

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Kirkus Reviews stated that it is "One of [the author's] most accessible and attractive books."[1]

Publishers Weekly stated that the work has "a thought-provoking series of twists and turns" even though its writing style is like that of a "parable".[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "ELEAZAR, EXODUS TO THE WEST". Kirkus Reviews. 2002-05-15. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ "ELEAZAR, EXODUS TO THE WEST". Publishers Weekly. 2002-03-25. Retrieved 2024-06-23. - Copy at Gale Academic Onefile.
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