Leonard Fein

Gebundenes Buch

Against the Dying of the Light

A Parent's Story of Love, Loss and Hope

Beschreibung

A father's struggle to understand his daughter's sudden death becomes a ruthlessly honest, lyrical and wise exploration of life. Takes the experience of loss beyond the confines of the personal, finding universal meaning and hope in the details of grief.

Autor

Leonard Fein was a passionate and gifted writer, teacher and veteran social activist. He was deputy director of the M.I.T./Harvard Joint Center for Urban Studies, served as director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism, and was the founder of Moment magazine; Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger; and the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy. His books include Against the Dying of the Light: A Parent's Story of Love, Loss and Hope, Where Are We? The Inner Life of America's Jews, a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, and Israel: Politics and People.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jewish Lights
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9781580231107
• ISBN-10: 1580231101
• Artikelnr.: 21520048