The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obesession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible - Couverture rigide

Friedman, Matti

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1616200405 ISBN 13 : 9781616200404

Editeur : Algonquin Books, 2012

Synopsis

The Aleppo Codex This true detective story unveils the journey of a 10th-century bible known as the Aleppo Codex. Using his independent research, Friedman proposes a new theory of what happened when the codex left Syria in the 1940s and surfaced in Jerusalem, mysteriously incomplete. Full description

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À propos de l?auteur

Matti Friedman's 2016 book Pumpkinflowers was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book and as one of Amazon's 10 Best Books of the Year. It was selected as one of the year's best by Booklist, Mother Jones, Foreign Affairs, the National Post, and the Globe and Mail. His first book, The Aleppo Codex, won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize and the American Library Association's Sophie Brody Medal. A contributor to the New York Times' opinion page, Friedman has reported from Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Moscow, the Caucasus, and Washington, DC, and his writing has appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and the Washington Post. Friedman grew up in Toronto and now lives with his family in Jerusalem.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Algonquin Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1616200405
• ISBN 13: 9781616200404
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 298
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• Personne responsable: non disponible