The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the...
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The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary by Alter, Robert

The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

$67.83

The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

$67.83
Author: Robert Alter
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. In this landmark work, Alter's masterly translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation and the Koret Jewish Book Award for Translation, a Newsweek Top 15 Book, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book.

Author: Robert Alter
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 1120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780393333930


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 11/30/2008 pg. 20

About the Author
Alter, Robert: - Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible, the magnificent capstone to a lifetime of distinguished scholarly work, has won the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. His immense achievements in scholarship ranging from the eighteenth-century European novel to contemporary Hebrew and American literature earned Alter the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.

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