Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters (English and French Edition) - Hardcover

Wiesel, Elie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394464370 ISBN 13: 9780394464374

Publisher: Random House, 1972

Synopsis

The author reconstructs the tales about the Hasidic masters to reveal the dramatic struggles of these charismatic figures who opposed strict Judaism

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'These tales, although they are the kernel of a highly developed form of Jewish mysticism, have a basic human interest that transcends the dividing lines of religion.' -Albert H. Friedlander, Saturday Review

About the Author:

Elie Wiesel is the author of more than forty books, including his unforgettable international bestsellers Night and A Beggar in Jerusalem, winner of the Prix Médicis. He has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States Congressional Gold Medal, and the French Legion of Honor with the rank of Grand Cross. In 1986, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and University Professor at Boston University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0394464370
• ISBN 13: 9780394464374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268