{"title":"Berel Lang","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the profound insights and intellectual depth of Berel Lang's works in our carefully curated collection. Known for his erudite approach to philosophy, history, and literature, Lang offers readers a unique perspective on complex subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the notable works in this collection is \u003cem\u003ePrimo Levi\u003c\/em\u003e, where Lang delves into the life and legacy of the renowned Italian chemist and Holocaust survivor. This book, like many authored by Lang, is a profound exploration of human experiences, morality, and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are drawn to biography or memoir, Berel Lang's writing provides a reflective and educational journey through the intricacies of historical narratives and ethical considerations. Perfect for those seeking to deepen their understanding of human nature and history, Lang's books are a valuable addition to any thoughtful reader's library.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"primo-levi-by-berel-lang-9780300137231","title":"Primo Levi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the first intellectual biography of Primo Levi to describe the intersection of his roles as both chemist and writer.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, twenty-four-year-old Primo Levi had just begun a career in chemistry when, after joining a partisan group, he was captured by the Italian Fascist Militia and deported to Auschwitz. Of the 650 Italian Jews in his transport, he was one of fewer than 25 who survived the eleven months before the camp’s liberation. Upon returning to his native Turin, Levi resumed work as a chemist and was employed for thirty years by a company specialising in paints and other chemical coatings. Yet soon after his return to Turin, he also began writing—memoirs, essays, novels, short stories, poetry—and it is for this work that he has won international recognition. His first book, \u003ci\u003eIf This Is a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, issued in 1947 after great difficulty in finding a publisher, remains a landmark document of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBerel Lang's groundbreaking biography shines new light on Levi’s role as a major intellectual and literary figure—an important Holocaust writer and witness but also an innovative moral thinker in whom his two roles as chemist and writer converged, providing the “matter” of his life. Levi’s writing combined a scientist’s attentiveness to structure and detail, an ironic imagination that found in all nature an ingenuity at once inviting and evasive, and a powerful and passionate moral imagination. Lang’s approach provides a philosophically acute and nuanced analysis of Levi as thinker, witness, writer, and scientific detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eAbout Jewish Lives:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMore praise for Jewish Lives:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent.\u003c\/em\u003e – New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExemplary.\u003c\/em\u003e – Wall Street Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDistinguished.\u003c\/em\u003e – New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuperb.\u003c\/em\u003e – The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855824998636,"sku":"9780300137231","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23370053482294.jpg?v=1759279735"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/berel-lang.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}