Robert Alter
Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible, the magnificent capstone to a lifetime of distinguished scholarly work, has won the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. His immense achievements in scholarship ranging from the eighteenth-century European novel to contemporary Hebrew and American literature earned Alter the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
Robert Alter
Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible, the magnificent capstone to a lifetime of distinguished scholarly work, has won the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. His immense achievements in scholarship ranging from the eighteenth-century European novel to contemporary Hebrew and American literature earned Alter the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.
Awards
Winner — Northern California Book Award, 2008
Winner — PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation, 2005
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2004
Books by Robert Alter
Genesis: Translation and Commentary
Robert Alter
Paperback, 1998
"[Here is] the Genesis for our generation and beyond."—Robert FaglesThe David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel
Robert Alter
Paperback, 2000
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Hardback, 2010
A magnificent new volume in Robert Alter’s award-winning, landmark translation of and commentary on the Hebrew Bible.The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Paperback, 2009
One of Newsweek’s Best Books of the Year and winner of the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement.The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Paperback, 2011
First time in paperback: “One of the most ambitious literary projects of this or any age.”—Adam Kirsch, New RepublicThe Pleasures of Reading: In an Ideological Age
Robert Alter
Paperback, 1996
“A book that ought to be placed in the hands of any person who shows the slightest interest in serious reading or in hearing a good, practical defense of high culture.” —Wall Street JournalThe Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Paperback, 2008
"A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book WorldAncient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Paperback, 2014
Robert Alter’s award-winning translation of the Hebrew Bible continues with the stirring narrative of Israel’s ancient history.Strong As Death Is Love: The Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel, A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Hardback, 2015
An award-winning translation brings new immediacy to these beloved books of the Bible. Read them for the first time, again.Strong As Death Is Love: The Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel, A Translation with Commentary
Robert Alter
Paperback, 2016
An award-winning translation brings new immediacy to these beloved books of the Bible. Read them for the first time, again.