Judas

En kendt gangster, der soler sig i sin berømmelse. Hans søster, der kender den iskolde sandhed om ham og frygter for sit liv. Et retssystem, der ikke er i stand til af få manden bag tremmer uden tre kvinders livsfarlige indsats, og en familiehistorie, der er så brutal og så tragisk, at bogen om den har rystet Holland og er blevet en sensation af en bestseller både nationalt og internationalt. Willem Holleeder blev i 1983 dømt for at stå bag kidnapningen af den hollandske øl-millionær Freddy Heineken. Sagen gik verden rundt, og Willem henrettede senere sin egen svoger, der var medskyldig i kidnapningen og som lige inden han blev skudt, gav Willem øgenavnet Judas. Astrid Holleeder har i hele perioden været så tæt på sin bror, at hun uden tøven kalder ham seriemorder, og hendes vidneudsagn har ført til, at hun nu lever med en konstant dødstrussel hængende over hovedet. Judas er en rystende beretning om en barndom fyldt med vold og overgreb. Først fra en alkoholiseret far og dernæst fra broren Willem, der i over tredive år holdt Holleeder-familien i et mafialignende jerngreb.

En kendt gangster, der soler sig i sin berømmelse. Hans søster, der kender den iskolde sandhed om ham og frygter for sit liv. Et retssystem, der ikke er i stand til af få manden bag tremmer uden tre kvinders livsfarlige indsats, og en familiehistorie, der er så brutal og så tragisk, at bogen om den har rystet Holland og er blevet en sensation af en bestseller både nationalt og internationalt. Willem Holleeder blev i 1983 dømt for at stå bag kidnapningen af den hollandske øl-millionær Freddy Heineken. Sagen gik verden rundt, og Willem henrettede senere sin egen svoger, der var medskyldig i kidnapningen og som lige inden han blev skudt, gav Willem øgenavnet Judas. Astrid Holleeder har i hele perioden været så tæt på sin bror, at hun uden tøven kalder ham seriemorder, og hendes vidneudsagn har ført til, at hun nu lever med en konstant dødstrussel hængende over hovedet. Judas er en rystende beretning om en barndom fyldt med vold og overgreb. Først fra en alkoholiseret far og dernæst fra broren Willem, der i over tredive år holdt Holleeder-familien i et mafialignende jerngreb.

The Israeli master’s exceptional final novel SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017 Shmuel – a young, idealistic student – has abandoned his studies in Jerusalem, taking a live-in job as a companion to a cantankerous old man. But Shmuel quickly becomes obsessed with the taciturn Atalia, a woman of enchanting beauty, who also lives in the house. As the household’s tangled, tragic past becomes apparent, so too does story behind the birth of the state of Israel. Journeying back into the deep past, Judas is a love story like no other by a master storyteller at the height of his powers. ‘A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant’ Simon Schama ‘One of his boldest works of all’ Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times ‘Amos Oz…brought so much beauty, so much love, and a vision of peace to our lives. Please hold him in your hearts and read his books’ Natalie Portman Judas is the first novel selected for the Amos Oz reading circle established by Natalie Portman.

The Israeli master’s exceptional final novel SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017 Shmuel – a young, idealistic student – has abandoned his studies in Jerusalem, taking a live-in job as a companion to a cantankerous old man. But Shmuel quickly becomes obsessed with the taciturn Atalia, a woman of enchanting beauty, who also lives in the house. As the household’s tangled, tragic past becomes apparent, so too does story behind the birth of the state of Israel. Journeying back into the deep past, Judas is a love story like no other by a master storyteller at the height of his powers. ‘A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant’ Simon Schama ‘One of his boldest works of all’ Boyd Tonkin, Financial Times ‘Amos Oz…brought so much beauty, so much love, and a vision of peace to our lives. Please hold him in your hearts and read his books’ Natalie Portman Judas is the first novel selected for the Amos Oz reading circle established by Natalie Portman.

En kendt gangster, der soler sig i sin berømmelse. Hans søster, der kender den iskolde sandhed om ham og frygter for sit liv. Et retssystem, der ikke er i stand til af få manden bag tremmer uden tre kvinders livsfarlige indsats, og en familiehistorie, der er så brutal og så tragisk, at bogen om den har rystet Holland og er blevet en sensation af en bestseller både nationalt og internationalt. Willem Holleeder blev i 1983 dømt for at stå bag kidnapningen af den hollandske øl-millionær Freddy Heineken. Sagen gik verden rundt, og Willem henrettede senere sin egen svoger, der var medskyldig i kidnapningen og som lige inden han blev skudt, gav Willem øgenavnet Judas. Astrid Holleeder har i hele perioden været så tæt på sin bror, at hun uden tøven kalder ham seriemorder, og hendes vidneudsagn har ført til, at hun nu lever med en konstant dødstrussel hængende over hovedet. Judas er en rystende beretning om en barndom fyldt med vold og overgreb. Først fra en alkoholiseret far og dernæst fra broren Willem, der i over tredive år holdt Holleeder-familien i et mafialignende jerngreb.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER and winner of the International Literature Prize. At once an exquisite love story and a coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is one of Amos Oz's most powerful novels. Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets. "[A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book's heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last."-- New York Times Book Review "Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern."-- Observer "Oz has written one of the most triumphant novels of his career."-- Forward "A [big] beautiful novel . . . Funny, wise, and provoking."-- Times (UK)

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER and winner of the International Literature Prize. At once an exquisite love story and a coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is one of Amos Oz's most powerful novels. Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, however, a third, mysterious presence in his new home. Atalia Abravanel, the daughter of a deceased Zionist leader, a beautiful woman in her forties, entrances young Shmuel even as she keeps him at a distance. Piece by piece, the old Jerusalem stone house, haunted by tragic history and now home to the three misfits and their intricate relationship, reveals its secrets. "[A] magnificent novel . . . Oz pitches the book's heartbreak and humanism perfectly from first page to last."-- New York Times Book Review "Scintillating . . . An old-fashioned novel of ideas that is strikingly and compellingly modern."-- Observer "Oz has written one of the most triumphant novels of his career."-- Forward "A [big] beautiful novel . . . Funny, wise, and provoking."-- Times (UK)

I det nye testamente skildres Jesu barndom og ungdom ikke for alvor. I denne bog viser det sig, at Jesus og Judas har en forhistorie. På grænsen mellem barn og ung har de forskellige roller i en drengeflok. Det er i et ungdomsmiljø, hvor man sværmer for tanken om at befri sig selv og hinanden for forskellige former for besættelse. Det fører til en tvetydig relation, som vipper mellem mange forskellige følelser