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.