The Pity of It All by Amos Elon
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award
"Brilliant, far-reaching, passionate. . .sweeping and marvelously detailed. . .finely, intimately, movingly drawn. . . a book for the ages."
--The New York Times
In this important work of historical restoration, respected journalist and historian Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists.
In engaging, brilliantly etched portraits of Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, and many others, Elon traces how a small minority came to be perceived as a deadly threat to German national integrity.
Amos Elon is the author of eight critically acclaimed books, including Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild and Israelis: Founders and Sons, which was a New York Times bestseller. He wrote for The New York Times Magazine and The New York Review of Books on a regular basis. In 2009, he passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312422813 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312422814 |
| Title | The Pity of It All |
| Author | Amos Elon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Picador USA |
| Year published | 2003-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 446 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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