Alexander reviewed Nacht aller Nächte by Gertrud Isolani
review 'Nacht aller Nächte'
4 étoiles
it's a rather short novel about an retired professor of middle-east languages, who is convinced about being Abraham.
his niece, who is telling us the story, is fulfilling the professors last wish and publishes the autobiography of 'Abraham', at the same time trying to draw the connections between the real life and the imagined one.
it is a good thing, that at no time the lines between imagination and real life are getting blurred: we always know, here is no 'Abraham' reincarnated. instead we are following a retelling of the legends and biblical stories, interjected by the musings of the niece.
it is a subtle edifying read, i would say.