Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard plays and all-out spying—Lewycka stealthily reveals

and all-out spying—Lewycka stealthily reveals how the depredations of the past century dictate what a family can bear

“[Lakoff is] the father of framing

the modern financier George Soros

An electrifying debut novel from an “unusually gifted writer” (Lorrie Moore) about the radical intimacy of physical competition

Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation

Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard plays and all-out spying—Lewycka stealthily revealsThe infamous and controversial work that made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and Camus Writing under the pseudonym of "Johannes de silentio," Kierkegaard expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion of the scene in Genesis in which Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command. Believing Abraham's unreserved obedience to be the essential leap of faith