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"A teasing, knockabout version of the building of Noah's ark that has surprising vitality ...
The rapidfire interplay of Biblical, Egyptian, and traditional elements with a quiet wit ... is quite arresting: neither reverent nor irreverent, this reflects a wonderfully idiosyncratic creative energy."
--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>
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"In exchange for room on the Ark for himself and his wife, Reuben strikes a bargain with Noah's second son to bring back the lions and sacred cat from Kemi (present-day Egypt). ...
Reuben's quest is the centerpiece yet Miss Harris has also woven a background of history, myth, and Biblical lore. ..."
--Oona Sullivan, <i>NY Times</i> 1970-04-12 pBR14
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