Tells the inextricably linked stories of a young Jewish woman growing up in mid-twentieth-century Germany, and an African general hired by the Doge to command his armies in sixteenth-century Venice. This novel discusses about how we define ourselves and consequently, it is about the most dangerous a...

Tells the inextricably linked stories of a young Jewish woman growing up in mid-twentieth-century Germany, and an African general hired by the Doge to command his armies in sixteenth-century Venice. This novel discusses about how we define ourselves and consequently, it is about the most dangerous and nightmarish aspects of our identity.