Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras 2007Una novela llena de sensualidad, humor e inteligencia.Efraim Nomberg, Fima, tiene cincuenta y cuatro años y vive en Jerusalén. Huérfano de madre desde los diez, mantiene una complicada relación con su padre. Tras haber creado muchas expectativas como estudiante de historia y, después, como poeta, su existencia se llena de pronto de renuncias. Fima es un hombre contradictorio: atento y distraído, melancólico y en...

The National Jewish Book Award–winning author presents an "astonishing . . . galvanic and intoxicating" portrait of a man—and a generation—adrift ( The New Yorker).Efraim "Fima" Nisan lives in Jerusalem, but feels he ought to be somewhere else. In his life he has had secret love affairs, good ideas, and written a book of poems that aroused expectations. He has thought about the purpose of the universe and where his beloved country lost its way. He has felt ...

Fima vive em Jerusalém, mas acha que deveria estar em outro lugar. Ao longo de sua vida, teve diversos amores, foi um jovem poeta promissor, meditou acerca do sentido do universo, polemizou sobre os descaminhos de Israel, elaborou uma fantasia detalhada sobre a criação de um novo movimento político e sentiu a ânsia constante de abrir um novo capítulo em sua vida. E ei-lo agora, aos 54 anos, em seu apartamento imundo, numa manhã cinzenta e úmida, travando uma batalha humilhante para soltar ...

Kada se sve zbroji i oduzme, što se to događa sa svijetom i gdje se nalazi Fima? Njih dvojica druže se već pedeset četiri godine, tijekom kojih je Efraim Nomberg Nisan – istina – imao nekoliko ljubavi i nekoliko briljantnih ideja, jednu zbirku pjesama koja je svojevremeno budila mnoga očekivanja te svoja razmišljanja o smislu svemira i budućnosti Izraela, ali danas, u ovo mutno i kišno jeruzalemsko jutro 1989. godine, Fima više nego ikada osjeća staru potrebu da u životu okrene novi list. ...

"Merav Fima's splendid debut is an homage to the magic of the city of Jerusalem, interlinked through the lives and art of the women who shaped Israel's cultural heritage." Zsolt Alapi, author of My Brother's KeeperTen women.All of them migrants.All of them artists.A singular location: Jerusalem.Anna Ticho is a seasoned Viennese hostess who longs to start painting again, though the desolation of Jerusalem offers little inspir...

Problems and Solutions in Stochastic Calculus with Applications exposes readers to simple ideas and proofs in stochastic calculus and its applications. It is intended as a companion to the successful original title Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications (Third Edition) by Fima Klebaner. The current book is authored by three active researchers in the fields of probability, stochastic processes, and their...

This book was prepared by researching publicly available information, selected references, published books and from information obtained from artists. I have had the pleasure of knowing many of the painters and sculptors personally and over many decades; much of the information presented in this book is from them. The art depicted was all in my collection, although some pieces have been sold, most have been gifted – donated to museums and other institutions – prior to the completion of thi...

An invaluable resource, Childhood Nutrition provides accurate facts on current concepts in pediatric nutrition, including theories of nutrition in the pathophysiology of disease and in developing nutritional healthcare plans. Written by an outstanding group of specialists, each chapter is thoroughly researched and referenced.

This book presents a concise treatment of stochastic calculus and its applications. It gives a simple but rigorous treatment of the subject including a range of advanced topics, it is useful for practitioners who use advanced theoretical results. It covers advanced applications, such as models in mathematical finance, biology and engineering.Self-contained and unified in presentation, the book contains many solved examples and exercises. It may be used as a textbook by advanced undergradua...

Are you dreaming of a better life, or are you being swept away by the tide? Sudhir Datt, with his experience of 37 years in the Army, and 22 years in business where besides other functions he performed the roles of mentor, coach, and trainer, shares his experiences to show the road to becoming a job giver rather than a job seeker and creating wealth through entrepreneurship.

Kitra Vardi' s quest for Spanish citizenship turns into an enthralling journey across centuries. To access the Royal Spanish Archives, she must prove her family' s roots stretch back before 1492— before the Spanish Inquisition and expulsion tore her ancestors from their homeland. But as Kitra traces her Sephardic lineage to eleventh-century Spain, her present life unravels. Her beloved mentor Bina is dying. Her lover Soli has left. Alone with grief and the ancient wisdom of the Zohar, Kitr...

Celebrating more than twenty years as the single best source in the field, this Fifth Edition has now expanded into two cornerstone volumes with 53 fully inclusive chapters and 73 renowned contributors that comprehensively address every topic and trend relevant to the identification, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and endocrine-related diso