Paul Kraus: 4 books

His triumph over repeated terrible misfortunes is told here in an inspirational manner, and ought to be a positive lesson for everyone in adversity. He has made the world a better place.”Survival is a theme which runs through the book. His mother, pregnant with Paul, was bound for Auschwitz and...

Much has been written about human survival in the face of bleak odds but I return to the philosopher Friedrich Nietzche who also said He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how of existence. This sentiment was echoed by Dr. Viktor Frankl one of last centurys most important psychiatrists himself...

Jonathan Franzen hat schon oft gezeigt, wie viel ihm deutsche Sprache und Literatur bedeuten. Jetzt hat er sich mit einem weiteren Helden seiner Deutsch-Lektüren befasst, dem Sprach- und Kulturkritiker Karl Kraus (1874-1936), einem der bedeutendsten österreichischen Schriftsteller des beginnenden...

This collection of essays aims to explore fundamental questions about God, human nature, and political life through careful readings of the Greek poets, the Hebrew Bible, and Shakespeare. The volume investigates the abiding tension between the Hebraic and the Hellenic dimensions of the Western soul...