The Book of Margins (Religion and Postmodernism Series) by Edmond Jabes; Translator-Rosmarie Waldrop - 1993-06-15

Paperback / softback. New. The death of Edmond Jab s in January 1991 silenced one of the most compelling voices of the postmodern, post-Holocaust era. Jab s's importance as a thinker, philosopher, and Jewish theologian cannot be overestimated, and his enigmatic style--combining aphorism, fictional dialogue, prose meditation, poetry, and other forms--holds special appeal for postmodern sensibilities. In The Book of Margins, his most critical as well as most accessible book, Jab s is again concerned with the questions that inform all of his work: the nature of writing, of silence, of God and the Book. Jab s considers the work of several of his contemporaries, including Georges Bataille, Maurice Blanchot, Roger Caillois, Paul Celan, Jacques Derrida, Michel Leiris, Emmanuel L vinas, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and his translator, Rosmarie Waldrop. This book will be important reading for students of Jewish literature, French literature, and literature of the modern and postmodern ages. Born in Cairo in… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Univ of Chicago Pr, 1993. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 222 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

The University Of Chicago Press, 1993-06-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!