Jachin-Boaz is a maker and seller of maps. immensely striking use of words.\' - Auberon Waugh, "The Spectator". unusually vivid imagination ...
His narrative is so minutely and compellingly realistic that after a time you cease to notice that he has stood reality on its head.\' - "Sunday Times" \'Of outstanding quality ...
Hoban is unclassifiable, thank goodness.
Funny as well as beautiful.\' - "Irish Times" \'Mr.
Lewis\'s.\' - "New Statesman" \'Magic at work ...
S. \'A piece of invention as original as any of Tolkien\'s or C.
Both a humorous and light-hearted fantasy and an insightful meditation on the sometimes difficult relationships between fathers and sons, it is a perfect introduction to the work of this brilliant writer.
Lewis.
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Russell Hoban\'s first novel for adults, "The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz" (1973) was widely acclaimed by critics and earned comparisons to Tolkien and C.
Or are there? When Jachin-Boaz sets out on a quest to find a Lion for his son, Boaz-Jachin will follow in search of his father, and both will discover something wholly unexpected ...
There is only one thing missing from the map: lions - for there are no more lions left.
But his greatest achievement is a master-map showing the location of everything that has ever been found in the world, which he intends to give to his son, Boaz-Jachin.
In his shop are maps that will lead you to whatever it is you most desire: love, inspiration, wealth.
Jachin-Boaz is a maker and seller of maps
