Kaddish - Brossura

Wieseltier, Leon

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0375703624 ISBN 13: 9780375703621

Casa editrice: Vintage, 2000

Riassunto

As he prepares to observe the Jewish rituals of the traditional year of mourning in honor of his late father, the author reflects on the history and meaning of the Kaddish, his family's odyssey through grief, life in his synagogue, and the meaning of faith and tradition. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"Extraordinary.... [Kaddish] is a fine book, no, more: It may well be destined to become an American Jewish classic." --Forward

"Read this extraordinary book and you will be both intellectually enriched and deeply moved.... [Wieseltier's] Kaddish is not only for his father; it is for all fathers for whom no kaddish has been said." --Elie Wiesel

"An extended meditation on life and death, faith and doubt, freedom and responsibility,  modernity and tradition, fathers and sons." --The Washington Post Book World

L'autore:

Leon Wieseltier was born in Brooklyn in 1952. He is the literary editor of The New Republic. He has published several books, including A Passion for Waiting, Jewish Historiography, and Kaddish, winner of the 1998 National Jewish Book Award. He currently lives in Washington, D.C.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vintage
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0375703624
• ISBN 13: 9780375703621
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 608