New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel transcending time and place - as the stories of a young Jewish woman in 20th century Germany becomes intertwined with that of an African general hired by the Doge in 16th century Venice - by this award-winning and highly praised Afro-Caribbean writer. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 1997. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-679-454705.