Strong as Death Is Love: The Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel, a Translation with Commentary

"This detailed, footnoted translation and commentary give philological, literary, and theological background and justifications for word choice and usage. Highly recommended,"—Library Journal. Alter's works on the Hebrew Bible, the capstone of his career, have won the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. 256 pages, softcover. Norton.