The Sermon & Other Stories Contributor(s): Hazaz, Haim (Author), Miron, Dan (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1592641210 ISBN-13: 9781592641215 Publisher: Toby Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2005 Annotation: This is a representative volume of stories by Hazaz, spanning his career and interests, from Shtetl life, to the spiritual life of the Yemenite community and his understanding of Zionism and Jewish history. There are translations by distinguished translators, including Hillel Halkin, Yael Lotan, Jeff rey Green, I.M. Lask and Ezra Spicehandler. The collection features an outstanding introduction by Professor Dan Miron of Columbia University. "No section of Hebrew literature has given such powerful, intelligent expression to the experience of beforehand, of almost, of wavering on the threshold, of movement between being and nothingness, as the wide-ranging work of Hazaz." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006296446 |
Series: Hebrew Classics |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.14" W x 7.64" (0.94 lbs) 355 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This is a representative volume of stories by Haim Hazaz, spanning his career and interests, from Shtetl life, to the spiritual life of the Yemenite community and his understanding of Zionism and Jewish history. The collection features an outstanding introduction by Professor Dan Miron of Columbia University. No section of Hebrew literature has given such powerful, intelligent expression to the experience of beforehand, of almost, of wavering on the threshold, of movement between being and nothingness, as the wide-ranging work of Hazaz. |