{"product_id":"essays-on-antisemitism-anti-zionism-and-the-left-9780253058768","title":"Essays on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Left","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn April 1945, Jean Améry was liberated from the Bergen Belsen concentration camp. A Jewish and political prisoner, he had been brutally tortured by the Nazis, and had also survived both Auschwitz and other infamous camps. His experiences during the Holocaust were made famous by his book \u003ci\u003eAt the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor of Auschwitz and Its Realities\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssays on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Left\u003c\/i\u003e features a collection of essays by Améry translated into English for the first time. Although written between 1966 and 1978, Améry's insights remain fresh and contemporary, and showcase the power of his thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally written when leftwing antisemitism was first on the rise, Améry's searing prose interrogates the relationship between anti-Zionism and antisemitism and challenges the international left to confront its failure to think critically and reflectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEAN AMÉRY was born in Vienna in 1912 as Hans Maier. As a young man, he trained as a bookseller and attended lectures on philosophy and literature. In the mid 1930s he edited a literary journal and wrote his first novel. When the Nazis came to power in Austria in 1938, he fled to Belgium and joined the resistance there. He was caught distributing leaflets and was tortured and sent to Auschwitz. He survived Auschwitz and after the war made his home in Brussels, changing his name to Jean Améry. His most famous works available in English include \u003ci\u003eAt the Mind's Limits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Aging\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOn Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eLars Fischer is a professional translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567837810962,"sku":"9780253058768","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2bf76911-7bf8-4200-8311-30f4e0d2e5d7.jpg?v=1731929387","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/essays-on-antisemitism-anti-zionism-and-the-left-9780253058768","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}