My Glorious Brothers

by Howard Fast

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"Fast is at his best as a storyteller"— Christian Science MonitorThe strength of five brothers will define a nation.My Glorious Brothersis the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of Israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for today's world in the great events of history.After witnessing a ransacked and desecrated Jerusalem, Simon and his four brothers — soon to be known and revered as the Maccabees — rise to lead an earthshaking rebellion. Their tale has almost no parallel in human history. Theirs was the will, fire, and unbending spirit that inspired the timeless rite of Hanukkah, transforming a society of farmers and scholars into an unconquerable army that would wage the first modern fight for freedom and the first victory for religious freedom.Master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the story of great battles, brutal atrocities, and undying love and loyalty. But it is also a sensitive and sure picture of a people and an age, in which the mood of a small but spirited segment of humanity two thousand years ago is recreated with gripping authenticity.PRAISE FOR HOWARD FAST:"Emotional, exciting, and entertaining."—Philadelphia Inquirer"Relentless pace of events...real experience leaping full-bodied from Fast's imagination!"—New York Times… (more)

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Este es un magnifico canto a la libertad del pueblo judio, protagonizado por los hijos de matatias, adon del pueblo de Modin. Los cinco 'gloriosos hermanos' encabezan la rebelion contra las tropas sirio-griegas a las ordenes de Antioco IV (175-164 a.e, un monarca que pretendia gobernar Judea segun los esquemas helenisticos, y que habia abolido la tradicional teocracia que permitia a los judios gozar de una relativa autonomia. Una lucha larga y dura que pondra a prueba la unidad de todo un pueblo, y que por primera vez en su larga historia estara a punto de provocar la desaparicion del judaismo.El gran merito de esta obra reside en su autenticidad. Sin pretensiones maniqueas y con una honestidad a toda prueba, Fast plantea la busqueda de la libertad como una necesidad vital para la supervivencia de los oprimidos, y analiza minuciosamente las campanas militares, los conflictos personales y politicos de los lideres, la asimilacion del helenismo por parte de los judios ricos de Jerusalen, y el excepcional drama que surge del enfrentamiento entre dos modos tan dispares de entender el mundo, la sociedad y la religion.

Natt90 | Mar 29, 2023 |

Este es un magnífico canto a la libertad del pueblo judío, protagonizado por los hijos de Matatías, adón del pueblo de Modín. Los cinco "gloriosos hermanos" encabezan la rebelión contra las tropas sirio-griegas a las órdenes de Antíoco, un monarca que pretendía gobernar Judea según los esquemas helenísticos, y que había abolido la tradicional teocracia que permitía a los judíos gozar de una relativa autonomía. Una lucha larga y dura que pondrá a prueba la unidad de todo un pueblo, y que por primera vez en su larga historia estará a punto de provocar la desaparición del judaísmo.
Opinión: Gran novela histórica, muy bien narrada y de gran belleza. Los personajes están magníficamente retratados, no quedándose en la mera narración de las batallas. Profundiza mucho en el aspecto humano, destacando el amor fraternal, y como pueblo. (

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To all men, Jew and Gentile, who have laid down their lives in that ancient and unfinished struggle for human freedom and dignity.

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On an afternoon in the month of Nissan, which is the sweetest time of the year, the bells were sounded; and I, Simon, the least, the most unworthy of all my glorious brothers, sat down for judgement.

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"Fast is at his best as a storyteller"— Christian Science MonitorThe strength of five brothers will define a nation.My Glorious Brothersis the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of Israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for today's world in the great events of history.After witnessing a ransacked and desecrated Jerusalem, Simon and his four brothers — soon to be known and revered as the Maccabees — rise to lead an earthshaking rebellion. Their tale has almost no parallel in human history. Theirs was the will, fire, and unbending spirit that inspired the timeless rite of Hanukkah, transforming a society of farmers and scholars into an unconquerable army that would wage the first modern fight for freedom and the first victory for religious freedom.Master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the story of great battles, brutal atrocities, and undying love and loyalty. But it is also a sensitive and sure picture of a people and an age, in which the mood of a small but spirited segment of humanity two thousand years ago is recreated with gripping authenticity.PRAISE FOR HOWARD FAST:"Emotional, exciting, and entertaining."—Philadelphia Inquirer"Relentless pace of events...real experience leaping full-bodied from Fast's imagination!"—New York Times

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