{"product_id":"rosenfelds-lives-paperback","title":"Rosenfeld's Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven J. Zipperstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting consideration of the extraordinary mind of Saul Bellow's unjustly forgotten friend and literary rival and the extremes of the writing life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in Chicago in 1918, the prodigiously gifted and erudite Isaac Rosenfeld was anointed a \"genius\" upon the publication of his \"luminescent\" novel, \u003ci\u003ePassage from Home\u003c\/i\u003e and was expected to surpass even his closest friend and rival, Saul Bellow. Yet when felled by a heart attack at the age of thirty-eight, Rosenfeld had published relatively little, his life reduced to a metaphor for literary failure.\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply contemplative book, Steven J. Zipperstein seeks to reclaim Rosenfeld's legacy by \"opening up\" his work. Zipperstein examines for the first time the \"small mountain\" of unfinished manuscripts the writer left behind, as well as his fiercely candid journals and letters. In the process, Zipperstein unearths a turbulent life that was obsessively grounded in a profound commitment to the ideals of the writing life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosenfeld's Lives \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating exploration of literary genius and aspiration and the paradoxical power of literature to elevate and to enslave. It illuminates the cultural and political tensions of post-war America, Jewish intellectual life of the era, and--most poignantly--the struggle at the heart of any writer's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven J. Zipperstein\u003c\/b\u003e is Daniel E. Koshland Professor in Jewish Culture and History, Stanford University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Jews of Odessa\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Smilen Award, and \u003ci\u003eElusive Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in Menlo Park, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.88 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157053145151,"sku":"9780300171532","price":95.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/sbPa66ABET9780300171532.webp?v=1776977658","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/rosenfelds-lives-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}