The Greatest Need
The Creative Life and Troubled Times of Lily Tobias, a Welsh Jew in Palestine
Biography & Memoir, Literary, Historical
| Author: | Jasmine Donahaye | ISBN: | 9781909983243 |
| Publisher: | Honno Press | Publication: | March 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Honno Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jasmine Donahaye |
| ISBN: | 9781909983243 |
| Publisher: | Honno Press |
| Publication: | March 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Honno Press |
| Language: | English |
The first full biography of Lily Tobias (1887-1984) a Jewish writer from Wales: a courageous, idealistic woman who wrote compellingly about Jewish life and experience in the 20th century. Lily Tobias wrote four novels, and a collection of short stories and the first dramatization for the stage of Daniel Deronda. Her fiction was always topical and drew on her own unique mix of cultures, focusing on her compassionate pacifism and desire for equity for all.
The first full biography of Lily Tobias (1887-1984) a Jewish writer from Wales: a courageous, idealistic woman who wrote compellingly about Jewish life and experience in the 20th century. Lily Tobias wrote four novels, and a collection of short stories and the first dramatization for the stage of Daniel Deronda. Her fiction was always topical and drew on her own unique mix of cultures, focusing on her compassionate pacifism and desire for equity for all.
