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Title: All the Characters and History
Review: Despite the seemingly disjointed narrative, I enjoyed this novel in its English translation. The characters that populate the book are colorful and make the Russian migrant experience in Israel come alive. Rubina writes with a ruthless compassion for her people and their situations so that I came to care for Zaima and Writer N on deep levels. She has a way of working philosophical rumination in with the story that elevates it beyond interesting anecdote. I am amazed at the smooth translation, how accessible the story became to me! I have read translations of Tolstoy and Chekhov in school that did not seem as graceful as this! Here Comes the Messiah! should be on college reading lists for students in European and Jewish Studies programs and also those doing translation and literature.
