The Blessing and the Curse
The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century
$25.60
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2021
Summary
Following The People and the Books, which “covers more than 2,500 years of highly variegated Jewish cultural expression,” poet and literary critic Adam Kirsch now turns to the story of modern Jewish literature. From the vast emigration of Jews out of Eastern Europe to the Holocaust to the creation of Israel, the twentieth century transformed Jewish life. The same was true of Jewish writing: the novels, plays, poems, and memoirs of Jewish writers provided intimate access to new worlds…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393868371 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0393868370 |
| Author: | Adam Kirsch |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2021 |
| Weight: | 241g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 140mm x 211mm |
Critics Review
“Adam Kirsch, one of our finest critics, has written a wonderful introduction to the rich and brilliant field of twentieth-century Jewish literature, illuminating for us the work of some of its greatest contributors.” – Nicole Krauss
Adam Kirsch
Adam Kirsch is the author of several books of poetry and criticism. A 2016 Guggenheim Fellow, Kirsch is an editor at the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Review section and has written for publications including The New Yorker and Tablet. He lives in New York.
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