THE TALMUD AND THE INTERNET; (DJ Protected by a Brand New, Clear, Acid-Free Mylar Cover)

Rosen, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 031242017X / ISBN 13: 9780312420178

Published by Picador, 2001

About this Item

Book is brand new and has never been cracked open. Dust jacket is new and protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ).; 7.5 X 5.0 X 0.4 inches; 144 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE TALMUD AND THE INTERNET; (DJ Protected by a Brand New, Clear, Acid-Free Mylar Cover)
• Publisher: Picador
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031242017X
• ISBN 13: 9780312420178
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Technology

About this title

Synopsis

The Talmud and the Internet, in which Jonathan Rosen examines the contradictions of his inheritance as a modern American and a Jew, is a moving and exhilarating meditation on modern technology and ancient religious impulses. Blending memoir, religious history and literary reflection Rosen explores the remarkable parallels between a page of Talmud and the homepage of a web site, and reflects on the contrasting lives and deaths of his American and European grandmothers.

About the Author

Jonathan Rosen is the author of The Talmud and the Internet and the novels Eve's Apple and Joy Comes in the Morning. His essays have appeared in The New York Times and The New Yorker. He is the editorial director of Nextbook.