Though The Betrayers is a relatively brief novel, summarizing it can’t be done briefly. We can say this safely—Bezmozgis isn’t interested in a simple story about one betrayer; his novel is called The Betrayers because the betrayals are multiple, multi-faceted, and are unresolved whether they occur in the deeper history of his. · I consumed David Bezmozgis’s third book (and second novel), “The Betrayers” — about an ex-Soviet Israeli politician who encounters the man who betrayed him to Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. The Wall Street Journal Mr. Bezmozgis accomplishes the higher task of understanding and humanizing his characters creeds. A reminder that good fiction aspires not to be timely but timeless, The Betrayers illuminates old, stubborn arguments that usually inspire only heat and noise.
"A novel of compulsive dramatic power, The Betrayers feels as urgent as the news and as eternal as scripture. David Bezmozgis weds precise, perfect craft with a generous moral vision of the heart, and head, in ceaseless conflict." - Charles Foran. An aging man grasping for a final passion, he is drawn inexorably into a crucible that is both personal and biblical in scope. In prose that is elegant, sly, precise, and devastating in its awareness of the human heart, David Bezmozgis has rendered a story for the ages, an inquest into the nature of fate and consequence, love and forgiveness. "The Betrayers is a moral thriller in the tradition of Bernard Malamud, but the generosity, grace, and wisdom of the writing belong entirely to David Bezmozgis. The magic of fiction is that it makes the reader care deeply about imaginary strangers, and Bezmozgis is a magician."―Aleksandar Hemon.
I consumed David Bezmozgis’s third book (and second novel), “The Betrayers” — about an ex-Soviet Israeli politician who encounters the man who betrayed him to the K.G.B. decades before. Though The Betrayers is a relatively brief novel, summarizing it can’t be done briefly. We can say this safely—Bezmozgis isn’t interested in a simple story about one betrayer; his novel is called The Betrayers because the betrayals are multiple, multi-faceted, and are unresolved whether they occur in the deeper history of his. The Betrayers, by David Bezmozgis, Viking, RRP £/Little, Brown RRP$26, pages. Amy Waldman is author of ‘The Submission’ (Windmill Books) Illustration by Shonagh Rae. Get alerts on.
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