Litteraturvitenskap

An intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir Night and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize  Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, Biography …

A rich, provocative, and lyrical study of one of Germany’s most important, world-famous, and imaginative writers  “A concise, fast-paced biography of the German poet, critic, and …

A highly original and engaging appraisal of Kafka’s life, work, legacy, and thought Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive …

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fresh look at Lillian Hellman’s restless life, her extraordinary plays, and her autobiographical myths“A fast-flowing, deeply …

A great theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller’s dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights  “Lahr’s cogent analyses are revelatory. . . …

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a meditation on the deeply Jewish and surprisingly spiritual roots of Stan Lee and Marvel Comics Few artists have had as much of an …

An intimate portrait illuminating the life and work of Amos Oz, the award-winning Israeli writer and activist  “Concise and compelling.”—Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal   Amos …

An arresting study of the life, times, and achievement of one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century  “Taylor’s endeavor is not to explain the life by the novel …

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the first intellectual biography of Primo Levi to describe the intersection of his roles as both chemist and writer In 1943, …

A vibrant portrait of one of the most accomplished and prolific American screenwriters, by an award-winning biographer and essayistHe was, according to Pauline Kael, “the greatest …