Martin Buber's Life and Work, Volumes 1-3

Maurice S. Friedman

Wayne State University Press, 1988 - Biography & Autobiography - 1346 pages

Martin Buber's Life and Work is a complete reprint of Maurice Friedman's monumental three-volume biography. Friedman covers Buber's life from his work on I and Thou to the challenges of Nazi Germany and prewar Palestine. He charts Buber's activities on behalf of Jewish-Arab rapprochement, his dialogue with Dag Hammarskjold, and comments on the philosopher's last years, his death, and his legacy to world Jewry.

About the author

Maurice Friedman is Professor of Religious Studies, Philosophy, and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University, where he has taught since 1973. He also belongs to the Guild of Tutors of International College.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Martin Buber's Life and Work, Volumes 1-3; Martin Buber's Life and Work, Maurice Stanley Friedman
• Author: Maurice S. Friedman
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press, 1988
• ISBN: 0814319475, 9780814319475
• Length: 1346 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / General; Philosophy / Religious; Social Science / Jewish Studies