illation on the history and geography
of the Village that it made the novel
sparkle," says Engelhard. "I didn't know
I was in the middle of a revolution."
According to Engelhard, the central
theme of his story is lost innocence —
what it was like to be alive during the
time of Kennedy and Camelot, only
to see it all come undone.
"We're all a product of the '60s and
the effect that decade had on the
nation. We're now learning that all the
excessive freedom — the drugs, free
love, overabundance of rock 'n' roll —
had a price," says Engelhard. "[It was]
to desensitize us.
"Moderation is the lesson we need
to learn from the '60s."
Engelhard, though not conven-
tionally religious, admits to being
inspired by Scripture in both style
and substance. In his written works,
he places the spotlight on his charac-
ters to see how they behave and per-
form under pressure.
The novelist, who also is an award-
winning journalist and the author of
three plays, was born in Toulouse,
France, and escaped to America with
his family during the Nazi occupation.
He spent his formative years in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
A ranking belt in Israeli martial
arts, he served in the Israeli navy as an
American volunteer. Engelhard now
resides in South Jersey with his wife
and two children.
The Days of the Bitter End can't be
found on the shelves of your local
bookstore. Engelhard decided to have
it published on the Internet by Buy
Books on the web.com , a new Internet
publisher.
Why does a - famous author decide
to choose a new and unconventional
publishing sryle for his third novel?
According to Engelhard, cyberspace
has a certain allure, a mystique, and he
wanted to be a part of this new pub-
lishing adventure. He sees the new
technology as the wave of the future. TA
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