The Ruined House

Andrew Cohen, a professor of comparative cultural studies at New York University, is at the pinnacle of life. Students and graduate students idolize him. Prestigious literary journals are eager to publish his articles. And he is about to receive the coveted promotion. Andrew has a wonderful relationship with his ex-wife and her new husband, and his loving daughters admire him. Ann Lee, a former student of Andrew, who is twice as young as the professor, is a wonderful conversationalist and an ideal companion. He takes care of himself, is fit, and does not look fifty-two. Moreover, Professor Cohen is known as an intellectual with refined and exquisite taste. In short, Andrew Cohen is a model of success in everything.
But the carefully woven fabric of his world begins to tear, coinciding with a series of strange visions related to some ancient ritual. The visions suddenly visit the professor, raising doubts about familiar values and gradually destroying all of his comfortable existence.
Ruby Namdar, an American writer originally from Israel, tells a mesmerizing and provocative story about materialism, traditions, faith, and the search for meaning in contemporary culture in a nuanced manner.