Joseph and His Brothers: Translated and Introduced by John E. Woods

by Thomas Mann

Book Overview

This remarkable new translation of the Nobel Prize-winner's great masterpiece is a major literary event. Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of the four parts-The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider-as a unified narrative, a "mythological novel" of Joseph's fall into slavery and his rise to be lord over Egypt. Deploying lavish, persuasive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400040019
• ISBN13: 9781400040018
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Everyman's Library
• Length: 1536 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 5.2" x 8.3"