A Life in Letters, 1914-1982

by Gershom Scholem

Perhaps the greatest scholar of Jewish mysticism in the twentieth century, Gershom Scholem (1897-1982) once said of himself, I have no biography, only a bibliography. Yet, in thousands of letters written over his lifetime, his biography does unfold, inscribing a life that epitomized the intellectual ferment and political drama of an era. This selection of the best and most representative letters--drawn from the 3000 page German edition--gives readers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674006429
• ISBN13: 9780674006423
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"