The Tables of the Law by Thomas Mann (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Tables of the Law by Thomas Mann, Professor of German Marion Faber, Stephen Lehmann Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "Beautiful...one of the best short novels [Mann] has written."--New York Times Publisher Description "Brilliant...a little masterpiece."--Chicago Sun-Times"Beautiful...one of the best short novels he has written."--New York Times Book Review"Can rank with the best of Manns writing."--The Boston Globe"Magnificent...one of the greatest bits of writing which one of the worlds greatest writers has ever given us."--Chicago Herald-American"Brilliant...one of those splendid novelettes which in this reviewers opinion represent the very essence of Mr. Manns literary art."--Saturday Review of Literature"Thomas Mann wrote this engaging novella in a few weeks in 1943. (The new translation by Marion Faber and Stephen Lehmann, which is brisk and direct, is a welcome replacement of the fussier and less accurate English version done by Helen Lowe-Porter for the original publication.)...What is especially noteworthy about The Tables of the Law among Manns fictions is its playfulness." --Robert Alter, London Review of Books"His senses were hot, and so he yearned for spirituality, purity, and holiness--the invisible, which seemed to him spiritual, holy, and pure."Thus Thomas Mann introduces Moses in The Tables of the Law, the Nobel Prize winners retelling of the prophets life. Invited in 1943 to write this story as a defense of the Decalogue, Mann reveals how strange and forbidding Moses task was. As "the Lawgiver"--endowed with the wrists and hands of a stonemason--engraves the tablets, so he hews the souls of his people: "Into the stone of the mountain I carved the ABC of human behavior, but it shall also be carved into your flesh and blood, Israel..."Manns tale of the ethical founding and molding of a people sharply rebukes the Nazis for their intended destruction of the moral code set down in the Ten Commandments. But does his famous irony and authorial license mock or enhance the Biblical account of the shaping of the Jewish people? You know the Bible story. Now read Manns version--it will grip you anew.Newly translated from the German by Marion Faber and Stephen Lehmann."To present the foundation of law for half the world is no simple task. The Tables of the Law is a historical title following Moses as he is tasked by God to present the ten commandments, providing a human and much different insight on the role of Moses as the Prophet of God. Expertly translated, The Tables of the Law is a solid addition to any literary fiction collection."--Midwest Book ReviewThomas Mann (1875-1955) won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929. His many works include Buddenbrooks, The Magic Mountain, and Confessions of Felix Krull.Marion Faber and Stephen Lehmann co-authored a biography of the pianist Rudolf Serkin and have together translated Nietzsches Human, All Too Human.Michael Wood is the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Princeton University. Author Biography Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955) won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1929. Marion Faber is Scheuer Family Professor of Humanities at Swarthmore University. Stephen Lehmann is the translator of An Invisible Country by Stephan Wackwitz, and the co-author of a recently published biography of the pianist Rudolf Serkin. Details ISBN 1589880579 ISBN-13 9781589880573 Title The Tables of the Law Author Thomas Mann, Professor of German Marion Faber, Stephen Lehmann Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 120 Publisher Paul Dry Books GE_Item_ID:140300176; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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