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Omistliga änglar : Tradition och modernitet hos Kafka, Benjamin och Scholem
Vänskapen mellan Walter Benjamin och Gershom Scholem kan ses som exemplarisk för de dilemman som stora delar av den unga tysk-judiska intelligentian i början av 1900-talet …
The Book of Genesis Illustrated
Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. …
The Hebrew Bible
A masterpiece of deep learning and fine sensibility, Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible, now complete, reanimates one of the formative works of our culture. Capturing …
Strong As Death Is Love
These five late biblical books offer readers a range of pleasures not usually associated with the Bible. They are artful, entertaining literary works—innovative, even startling. …
It's (Mostly) His Fault
In the bestselling tradition of The Rules and The Surrendered Wife comes a controversial, empowering guide that says what women know already--that men are primarily responsible for …
Philosophy of Mind
Imaginative cases, or what might be called puzzles and other thought experiments, play a central role in philosophy of mind. The real world also furnishes philosophers with an …
Necessary Angels
In four elegant chapters, Robert Alter explains the prismlike radiance created by the association of three modern masters, Franz Kafka, Walter Benjamin, and Gershom Scholem. The …
Pen of Iron
The simple yet grand language of the King James Bible has pervaded American culture from the beginning - and its powerful eloquence continues to be felt even today. In this book, …
The Art of Bible Translation
From the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, a "hugely entertaining and irreverent" (Adam Gopnik, New Yorker) account of the art of translating …
Motives for Fiction
“For many serious readers,” Robert Alter writes in his preface, “the novel still matters, and I have tried here to suggest some reasons why that should be so.” In his wide-ranging …
Betraying Our Troops
Two experts on government fraud offer a shocking look at how private contractors have imperiled the lives of American soldiers on the battlefield while damaging strategic …