| Yosl Rakover Talks to God Contributor(s): Kolitz, Zvi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375708405 ISBN-13: 9780375708404 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: There are two stories here. One is the now legendary tale of a defiant Jew's refusal to abandon God, even in the face of the greatest suffering the world has known, a testament of faith that has taken on an unpredictable and fascinating life of its own and has often been thought to be a direct testament from the Holocaust. The parallel story is that of Zvi Kolitz, the true author, whose connection to Yosl Rakover has been obscured over the fifty years since its original appearance. German journalist Paul Badde tells how a young man came to write this classic response to evil, and then was nearly written out of its history. With brief commentaries by French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas and Leon Wieseltier, author of Kaddish, this edition presents a religious classic and the very human story behind it. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.24" W x 8.1" (0.31 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
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| Publisher Description: There are two stories here. One is the now legendary tale of a defiant Jew's refusal to abandon God, even in the face of the greatest suffering the world has known, a testament of faith that has taken on an unpredictable and fascinating life of its own and has often been thought to be a direct testament from the Holocaust. The parallel story is that of Zvi Kolitz, the true author, whose connection to Yosl Rakover has been obscured over the fifty years since its original appearance. German journalist Paul Badde tells how a young man came to write this classic response to evil, and then was nearly written out of its history. With brief commentaries by French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas and Leon Wieseltier, author of Kaddish, this edition presents a religious classic and the very human story behind it. |