The book of all books / Roberto Calasso ; translated from the Italian by Tim Parks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calasso, Roberto, author.

Contributor:

Parks, Tim, translator.

Standardized Title:

Libro di tutti i libri. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

450 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

Summary:

"A book that begins before Adam and ends after us. In this magisterial work, figures of the Bible and its whole outline emerge in a new light: one that is often astonishing and disquieting, as indeed is the book from which they originate"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. The Torah In Heaven

II. Saul and Samuel

III. David

IV. Solomon

V. Wicked Heights

VI. Those Who Went Away

VII. Moses

VIII. An Unredeemed Ghost

IX. The First Generations

X. Ezekiel Sees

XI. Around the Ruined Temple

XII. The Messiah.

Notes:

"Originally published in Italian in 2019 by Adelphi Edizioni, Italy, as Il libro di tutti i libri."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [389]-434) and index.

ISBN:

9780374601898

0374601895

OCLC:

1227086224