This book captures the story of Marcel Goldman, born in Krakow in 1926, Holocaust survivor, and respected... Læs mere
Seven haunting portraits of WWII refugees motivated Akira Kitade to identify the individuals portrayed. Were they among the... Læs mere
Yeshayahu Leibowitz and Emmanuel Levinas were amongst the two leading Jewish thinkers to have emerged in the second half of the twentieth century.... Læs mere
DianeTuckman and Cecile Spiegel fled religious persecution with WWII conflicts attheir heels. Hiding in plain sight, Cecile eluded the Nazis in France. Diane cameof age in... Læs mere
A comprehensive yet practical treatment of piezoelectric transducers for underwater sound.
Barcelona Prose is a collection of autobiographical essays by the gifted translator, literary scholar, and dissident, Efim Etkind. These engaging, deeply psychological vignettes capture the reality of daily life and work in the Soviet Union.
A bold attempt at solving the riddle of Gogol’s novel Dead Souls. Gogol constructed the novel strictly according to a moral pattern. The novel thus proves to be a true descendant of medieval romance with its inseparable interrelation between ethics and epics.
A chapter-by-chapter guide to Dostoevsky’s most popular novel that reveals how Crime and Punishment works. Narrative strategy, why the novel is not a whodunit but whydunit, and clear explanations of the novel’s ideological debates.
Courageand Fear is a meticulouslydocumented study of Lviv’s intelligentsia during the Second World War, as the Soviet and German occupationsobliterate the intricate social fabric of the... Læs mere