THE BOOK OF JOB

Translated with Introduction by Stephen Mitchell

ISBN 10: 0060969598 / ISBN 13: 9780060969592

Published by Harper Perennial, NY, 1992

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Trade paperback with very light wear, no spine crease; an unmarked copy with clean pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE BOOK OF JOB
• Publisher: Harper Perennial, NY
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060969598
• ISBN 13: 9780060969592
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Paperback Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

"If Mr. Mitchell gives an eloquent account of the effects of Job's poetry in his introduction, in the translation itself he does even better: he makes those effects come alive. Writing with three insistent beats to the line, and hammering home a succession of boldly defined images, he achieves a rare degree of vehemence and concentration." — John Cross, New York Times

The Book of Job pulses with moral energy, outrage, and spiritual insight; it is nothing less than human suffering and the transcendence of it.

Now, The Book of Job has been translated into English by the eminent translator and scholar Stephen Mitchell, whose versions of Rilke, Israeli poetry, and the Tao Te Ching have been widely praised. This is the first time ever that the Hebrew verse of Job has been translated into verse in any language, ancient or modern, and the result is a triumph.

About the Author

Stephen Mitchell's many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, and The Second Book of the Tao, as well as The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Job, and Meetings with the Archangel.