Reaches of Heaven

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ISBN 0-374-24733-1
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATI --iOlW
Isaac Bashevis Singer REACHES OF HEAVEN
Illustrated with 23 etchings by Ira Moskowitz
"A brief account of the founder of Chassidism, a God-smitten orphan born in Poland at the beginning of the eighteenth century, whose example and teaching —not to mention his miracles—remain legendary. The author's foreword explains that a conventional biography of this remarkable figure is impossible, for lack of factual evidence. However, this book provides something rarer: a radiant evocation of the kind of religion that stresses the presence of God rather than His rules, and emphasizes trust and spontaneity instead of ritual."—The New Yorker
Reaches of Heaven was originally available only in a limited edition of 275 copies at $1,500 a copy Now it is accessible to the general reader in this handsome paperback edition. "It's a joy and a bargain."—Christina Robb, The Boston Globe
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Fülszöveg

ISBN 0-374-24733-1
mvi
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATI --iOlW
Isaac Bashevis Singer REACHES OF HEAVEN
Illustrated with 23 etchings by Ira Moskowitz
"A brief account of the founder of Chassidism, a God-smitten orphan born in Poland at the beginning of the eighteenth century, whose example and teaching —not to mention his miracles—remain legendary. The author's foreword explains that a conventional biography of this remarkable figure is impossible, for lack of factual evidence. However, this book provides something rarer: a radiant evocation of the kind of religion that stresses the presence of God rather than His rules, and emphasizes trust and spontaneity instead of ritual."—The New Yorker
Reaches of Heaven was originally available only in a limited edition of 275 copies at $1,500 a copy Now it is accessible to the general reader in this handsome paperback edition. "It's a joy and a bargain."—Christina Robb, The Boston Globe
Other books by Isaac Bashevis Singer available in FSG paperback:
A Crown of Feathers N 662 An Isaac Bashevis Singer Reader
A Day of Pleasure N 537 N 601
Enemies, A Love Story N616 Nobel Lecture N614
The Family Moskat N269 Satan in Goray N 134
A Friend of Kafka N 623 The Seance N 383
Gimpel the Fool N 115 The Slave N 342
In My Father's Court N 320 The Spinoza of Market Street N 232
Cover design by Stephen Kling Cover illustration by Ira Moskowitz
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