{"product_id":"book-of-all-books-paperback","title":"Book of All Books - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoberto Calasso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA book that begins before Adam and ends after us. In this magisterial work by the Italian intellectual superstar Roberto Calasso, figures of the Bible and its whole outline emerge in a new light: one that is often astonishing and disquieting, as indeed--more than any other--is the book from which they originate.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoberto Calasso's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of All Books\u003c\/i\u003e is a narration that moves through the Bible as if through a forest, where every branch--every verse--may offer some revelation. Where a man named Saul becomes the first king of a people because his father sent him off to search for some donkeys that had gone astray. Where, in answer to an invitation from Jerusalem's king, the queen of a remote African realm spends three years leading a long caravan of young men, girls dressed in purple, and animals, and with large quantities of spices, to ask the king certain questions. And where a man named Abraham hears these words from a divine voice: \"Go away from your land, from your country and from the house of your father toward the land that I will show you\"--words that reverberate throughout the Bible, a story about a separation and a promise followed by many other separations and promises. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of All Books\u003c\/i\u003e, the tenth part of a series, parallels in many ways the second part, \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony\u003c\/i\u003e. There, gods and heroes of the Greek myths revealed new physiognomies, whereas here the age-old figures and stories of the Bible are illuminated anew.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto Calasso \u003c\/b\u003e(1941-2021) was born in Florence and lived in Milan. Begun in 1983 with \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin of Kasch\u003c\/i\u003e, his landmark series now comprises \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eK.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTiepolo Pink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Folie Baudelaire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArdor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Celestial Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unnamable Present\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of All Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Calasso also wrote the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Impure Fool\u003c\/i\u003e and eight books of essays, the first three of which have been published in English: \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Publisher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-nine Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterature and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Madness That Comes from the Nymphs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Letters to an Unknown Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hieroglyphs of Sir Thomas Browne\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of the Good Neighbor: or, How to Find an Order for Your Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Allucinations\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the publisher of Adelphi Edizioni. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Parks\u003c\/b\u003e has translated works by Machiavelli, Leopardi, Moravia, Pavese, and Calvino. He is also the author of many novels and works of nonfiction, including\u003ci\u003e Out of My Head: On the Trail of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.25 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783712735520,"sku":"9781250859020","price":22.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8a467bacf1ccb62dcff416974eeb3a2c.webp?v=1780592994","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/book-of-all-books-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}