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The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon is a novel that transports the reader into the mystical universe of kabbalah during the Lisbon massacre of April 1506. Just a few years earlier, Jews living in Portugal were dragged to the baptism font and forced to convert to Christianity. Many of these 'New Christians,' in secret and at great risk, persevered in their rituals, and the hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists continued as well. One such secret Jew was Berekiah Zarco, a young manuscript illuminator. Inflamed by love and revenge, he searches for the killer of his beloved uncle Abraham, a renowned kabbalist discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue, along with a young girl in deshabille. Risking his life in streets seething with mayhem, Berekiah tracks down answers among Christians, New Christians, Jews, and the fellow kabbalists of his uncle, whose secret language and codes at turns light and obscure the way to the truth he seeks.
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Shawn Wright
reviewed Last Kabbalist of Lisbon on January 01, 2012 Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
The hero of this historical mystery is Berekiah Zarco, a Portuguese secret Jew who is determined to find out who murdered his uncle, even though Lisbon is teeming with maddened Christians determined to attack anyone they suspect may be a Jew.
This was my favorite of the 54 books I read in 2011 for several reasons:
• It takes place in fascinating time period, about a century after the Spanish Reconquista, when the Inquisition was wreaking terror in Spain and Portugal was in danger of being next.
• Part of the book takes place in Istanbul, a city I love.
• Zimler writes beautifully.
• The book is rich in period details that bring both Lisbon and Istanbul (then Constantinople) to life.
• The plot is complex.
• This is a book about relationships as much as it is a mystery novel. The interactions between Berekiah and his Uncle Abraham, between Berekiah and his best friend, and between Berekiah and his extended family both moved the plot along and made one care about all the characters.
• I enjoyed learning about kabbalism in the early 16th century.
This is a book I plan to read again, in part because the plot was so complex and in part just to enjoy being with these characters again.
I recommend The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon to anyone who likes historical fiction or historical mysteries or who has an interest in the history of the Sephardic Jews.
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