In the Shadow of the Ark.IN THE SHADOW OF THE ARK. Anne Provoost Anne Provoost (born 1964 in Poperinge, Belgium) is a Flemish author who lives in Antwerp, Belgium, with her husband and three children. She is known for remaking myths, folk tales, fairy tales, and bible stories. She studied literature at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. . 2004. Read by Marguerite Gavin. 8 cds. 10 hrs. Blackstone Audiobooks. 0-7841-8440-x. $64.00. Vinyl; plot, author notes. SA Our tendency to treat Noah and the ark as a cheerful tale of animals two-by-two, or even as a justified punishment for a mankind turned evil, is challenged by this thoughtful novel. Provoost minces no words when describing the terrified ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. bewilderment of both human beings and animals at being left behind to drown in the deluge and the single-mindedness of the Builder (Noah) inexorably driven to obey his tribal god. Dark-skinned Re Jana, her boat-building father, and her stroke-paralyzed mother have made a difficult journey from the watery terrain of Canaan to the desert where men, ignorant of their fate, are helping Noah construct his huge landlocked landlocked adj. referring to a parcel of real property which has no access or egress (entry or exit) to a public street and cannot be reached except by crossing another's property. ark. Ham, portrayed as more sensitive and less robust than his brothers, falls in love with her, even though he is pledged to marry a woman of his own race. The story follows the vicissitudes vicissitudes Noun, pl changes in circumstance or fortune [Latin vicis change] vicissitudes npl → vicisitudes fpl; peripecias fpl of their relationship as the ship grows larger and larger and includes convincing and imaginative details of the setting and those inhabiting it. The long, uncomfortable voyage itself is described realistically, and the final landing on Ararat is far from a return to the Garden of Eden Garden of Eden n. See Eden. Noun 1. Garden of Eden - a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were . An overall theme is God's cruelty in deliberately destroying the innocent along with the guilty. Although the narrative moves slowly at times, reader Gavin's expert, semi-voiced narration keeps it lively. Her enunciation enunciation (inun´sēā´sh  n),n an auxiliary function of teeth, particularly those in the anterior sector of the dental arch; the formation of sounds is clear, and her voice well pitched and appealing. Pat Dole, Richmond, VA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code help librarian and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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