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Absolutely Revolting
June–July 2002, no. 242

Masterly Tales

by Susan Varga •
June–July 2002, no. 242

The Fig Tree by Arnold Zable

$27.50 pb, 222 pp

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How does Arnold Zable do it? After two finely wrought, deceptively simple books on Holocaust themes, he has brought out another, linking tales of the Greek island of Ithaca with the stories of his parents, Polish Jews, and their contemporaries who settled in Melbourne just before or just after the Annihilation, as Zable prefers to call the Holocaust.

 


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The Fig Tree

The Fig Tree by Arnold Zable

$27.50 pb, 222 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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