The Book of Margins

by Edmond Jabès

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226388891
• ISBN13: 9780226388892
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"