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Eleazar, Exodus to the West

Eleazar, Exodus to the West () is a 1996 novel by Michel Tournier, published by Éditions Gallimard.

It was translated into English by Jonathan F. Krell, and the translation was published in 2002 by University of Nebraska Press.

Plot

The work is about the travels of Irish minister Eleazar O'Braid, a Protestant, and his family from Ireland into the United States.

Author Melvin Jules Bukiet stated that the work compares O'Braid to Moses.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews stated that it is "One of [the author's] most accessible and attractive books."

Publishers Weekly stated that the work has "a thought-provoking series of twists and turns" even though its writing style is like that of a "parable".

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