ISBN10: 1589880579, ISBN13: 9781589880573, [publisher: Paul Dry Books] Softcover Paperback. "Brilliant.a little masterpiece."--Chicago Sun-Times"Beautiful.one of the best short novels he has written."--New York Times Book Review"Can rank with the best of Mann's writing."--The Boston Globe"Magnificent.one of the greatest bits of writing which one of the world's greatest writers has ever given us."--Chicago Herald-American"Brilliant.one of those splendid novelettes which in this reviewer's opinion represent the very essence of Mr. Mann's literary art."--Saturday Review of Literature"Thomas Mann wrote this engaging novella in a few weeks in 1943. (The new translation by Marion Faber and Stephen Lehmann, which is brisk and direct, is a welcome replacement of the fussier and less accurate English version done by Helen Lowe-Porter for the original publication.).What is especially noteworthy about The Tables of the Law among Mann's fictions is its playfulness." --Robert Alter, London Review of Books"His senses were hot, and so he yearned for spirituality, purity, and holiness--the invisible, which seemed to him spiritual, holy, and pure."Thus Thomas Mann introduces Moses in The Tables of the Law, the Nobel Prize winner's retelling of the prophet's life. Invited in 1943 to write this story as a defense of the Decalogue, Mann reveals how strange and forbidding Moses' ...

Dry Books, Incorporated, Paul, Date: 2010. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2010. Dry Books, Incorporated, Paul ISBN 1589880579 9781589880573 [US]