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Lädt ... To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account (Original 1976; 1976. Auflage)von Saul Bellow
Werk-InformationenNach Jerusalem und zurück : ein persönlicher Bericht von Saul Bellow (1976)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Published in 1976, this nonfiction book consists of Bellow's reflections on his trip to Israel and the history and future of the country and the Jewish race. Bellow is Jewish, and he makes no apologies for his obviously biased point of view. I also think that the book would have been easier to read if it had been more organized and if he had rambled less. While the topic is interesting, this book is just too dated to be worth reading today.
Saul Bellow’s report of his trip to Israel is subtitled “a personal account.” As such, it cannot be faulted. No doubt it reflects his perceptions. But these are alleged to relate to the social and historical reality. Here, some serious questions arise. Bellow speaks of his “American even-handedness” and “objectivity,” which so irritate his Israeli hosts. In fact, he is a propagandist’s delight. He has produced a catalogue of What Every Good American Should Believe, as compiled by the Israeli Information Ministry. Everything is predictable. No cliche is missing. Like any collection of random shots, some of Bellow’s comments hit near the mark, though there is no internal evidence to determine which. Argument and evidence are not really his business. In their place, we find snippets from Proust and Baudelaire and Ruskin on Thucydides in a display of world-weary wisdom. Ist gekürzt inPrestigeträchtige Auswahlen
Nobel laureate Saul Bellow's revealing interviews and meditations, steeped in history and literature, on the unique spirit and challenges of Israel A Penguin Classic A powerful, stimulating testament, To Jerusalem and Back is a rigorous attempt to come to grips with Israel's history and future. Immersing himself in the landscape and culture of this "small state in perpetual crisis," Bellow records the opinions, passions, and dreams of Israelis of varying viewpoints--Yitzak Rabin, Amos Oz, the editor of the largest Arab-language newspaper in Israel, a kibbutznik escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto--and adds his own reflections on being Jewish in the twentieth century. Saul Bellow's journey is not merely an exploration of a very beautiful and very troubled city; it is a major literary work, and an urgently important one. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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The book is a good read for people with a deep interest in history, and the way things were during an earlier period. It is the kind of book that for other readers would seem dated. ( )