The Life of David
By Robert Pinsky
By Robert Pinsky
By Robert Pinsky
By Robert Pinsky
Part of Jewish Encounters Series
Part of Jewish Encounters Series
Category: Biography & Memoir
Category: Biography & Memoir
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$12.95
Aug 26, 2008 | ISBN 9780805211535
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Sep 06, 2005 | ISBN 9780307428912
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Praise
"Episode by episode, Pinsky braids narrative together with literary interpretation and psychological conjecture, drawing out patterns of correspondence, filling gaps in the record with acutely engaged speculation. Bypassing the accretions of thirty centuries of piety and veneration, peering behind the Bible’s spare record of action and speech, Pinsky seeks to discern the feelings and intentions of the living person from whom the myth of David sprang."
–William Deresiewicz, The New York Times Book Review
"A tour de force of literary imagination, strengthened with the author’s wisdom and compassion. A truly amazing book."
–Ha Jin, author of Waiting
"A note-perfect performance, with all the generosity, understatement, and burnished eloquence familiar to readers of Pinsky’s poems, translations, and essays. Only a true poet would be fit to tackle a subject of such centrality and deep fascination. Pinsky guides us through David’s art and life in a luminous, moving, and compulsively readable narrative,"
–Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America
"Pinsky’s unique blend of imagination, intellect, and narrative cunning has enabled him to conjure an unforgettable portrait. He has at once unraveled and created a figure of mythic power. A brilliant achievement."
–Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
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