Elie Wiesel
Jewish, Literary, and Moral Perspectives
Steven T. Katz ; Alan Rosen
- “Illuminating
- .
- .
- .
- 24
- academic
- essays
- covering
- Wiesel’s
- interpretations
- of
- the
- Bible,
- retellings
- of
- Talmudic
- stories
- .
- .
- .
- his
- post-Holocaust
- theology,
- and
- more.”
- —Publishers
- WeeklyNobel
- Peace
- Prize
- recipient
- Elie
- Wiesel,
- best
- known
- for
- his
- writings
- on
- the
- Holocaust,
- is
- also
- the
- accomplished
- author
- of
- novels,
- essays,
- tales,
- and
- plays
- as
- well
- as
- portraits
- of
- seminal
- figures
- in
- Jewish
- life
- and
- experience.
- In
- this
- volume,
- leading
- scholars
- in
- the
- fields
- of
- Biblical,
- Rabbinic,
- Hasidic,
- Holocaust,
- and
- literary
- studies
- offer
- fascinating
- and
- innovative
- analyses
- of
- Wiesel’s
- texts
- as
- well
- as
- enlightening
- commentaries
- on
- his
- considerable
- influence
- as
- a
- teacher
- and
- as
- a
- moral
- voice
- for
- human
- rights.
- By
- exploring
- the
- varied
- aspects
- of
- Wiesel’s
- multifaceted
- career—his
- texts
- on
- the
- Bible,
- the
- Talmud,
- and
- Hasidism
- as
- well
- as
- his
- literary
- works,
- his
- teaching,
- and
- his
- testimony—this
- thought-provoking
- volume
- adds
- depth
- to
- our
- understanding
- of
- the
- impact
- of
- this
- important
- man
- of
- letters
- and
- towering
- international
- figure.“This
- book
- reveals
- Elie
- Wiesel’s
- towering
- intellectual
- capacity,
- his
- deeply
- held
- spiritual
- belief
- system,
- and
- the
- depth
- of
- his
- emotional
- makeup.”
- —New
- York
- Journal
- of
- Books“Close,
- scholarly
- readings
- of
- a
- master
- storyteller’s
- fiction,
- memoirs
- and
- essays
- suggest
- his
- uncommon
- breadth
- and
- depth
- .
- .
- .
- Criticism
- that
- enhances
- the
- appreciation
- of
- readers
- well-versed
- in
- the
- author’s
- work.”
- —Kirkus
- Reviews“Navigating
- deftly
- among
- Wiesel’s
- varied
- scholarly
- and
- literary
- works,
- the
- authors
- view
- his
- writings
- from
- religious,
- social,
- political,
- and
- literary
- perspectives
- in
- highly
- accessible
- prose
- that
- will
- well
- serve
- a
- broad
- and
- diverse
- readership.”
- —S.
- Lillian
- Kremer
- author
- of
- Women’s
- Holocaust
- Writing:
- Memory
- and Imagination
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