From the Book to the Book: An Edmond Jabes Reader [Hardcover]

Edmond Jabes (Author), Rosmarie Waldrop (Translator), Richard Stamelman (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0819552429 | ISBN-13: 978-0819552426 | Edition: Trans. from the French

"To take the wrong door means indeed to go against the order that presided over the plan of the house, over the layout of the rooms, over the beauty and rationality of the whole. But what discoveries are made possible for the visitor! The new path permits him to see what no one other than himself could have perceived from that angle. All the more so because I am not sure that one can enter a written work without having forced one's own way in first." - from In Place of a Foreword

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I first read The Book of Questions twenty years ago, and my life was permanently changed by it. I can no longer think about the possibilities of literature without thinking of the example of Edmond Jabes. He is one of the great spirits of our time, a torch in the darkness." (Paul Auster ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wesleyan; Trans. from the French edition (December 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819552429
• ISBN-13: 978-0819552426
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,523,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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