Bernhard
Published on 10. August 1999
Book
Hardback
172 pages
978-0-8112-1389-9 (ISBN)
Description
Devastated by the loss of his wife, Bernhard disconsolately walks the streets of Jerusalem, considering Gandhi, analysis, the beauty of his wife Paula's neck, his Arab neighbors, Kokoschka, the Messiah, and the inner life of his friend Gustav the plumber. As his hero tries to come to terms with his grief and the disasters of WWII, Hoffmann shows the slow remaking of an inner world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
393 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8112-1389-9 (9780811213899)
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Yoel Hoffmann was born in Brasow, Romania in 1937. He is presently a citizen of Israel, and is Professor of Eastern Philosophy at the U. of Haifa. He has had a lifelong scholarly engagement with Hebrew literature, Western philosophy, and Japanese Buddhism. His is the winner of the first Koret Jewish Book Award. His books include The Heart is Katmandu, Bernhardt, The Christ of Fish, and Katschen & The Book of Joseph.