The Brothel: A novel

by Chayym Zeldis

Fiction. The Brothel is a richly peopled, violent and spellbinding novel that explores the contending forces of good and evil. Through the stage of ancient Judea groaning under Roman rule, the book’s characters reflect the dilemmas of men and women living in modern society and the bedrock psychological and moral problems implicit in human history.

448 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., noted author and educator Chayym Zeldis went to Israel in 1948, where he worked on various agricultural settlements. He served in the Israel Defense Forces and in the Sinai campaign of 1956. He returned to the U.S. on a Creative Writing scholarship to the New School for Social Research.

Zeldis and his wife, Nina, are now settled in Israel, where both currently teach at Tel Aviv University.