L’imitation de la Torah : A. M. Klein, The Second Scroll : leçon talmudique

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Title
L’imitation de la Torah : A. M. Klein, The Second Scroll : leçon talmudique
Abstract
Through the reading of Montrealer A. M. Klein’s 1951 novel, The Second Scroll, the author ­proposes a reflection on the original dimension of exile, closely related to Jewish history — its Hassidic, Kabalistic and Talmudic traditions, the history of the twentieth century — and to its impact on the rest of the world. She notes that Klein’s book makes us hear a voice which is totally involved in the desire of transmission and passage, in the will for permanence and survival and which thrives for universality. The author wants to show the multiple meanings of the Jewish exile and ­reveal, at its core, an essential human imperative. She believes that such an analysis allows us to show how the theme of exile so deeply rooted in Judaism requires, in order to comprehend its universality, a methodic and studious work on the signifier, the subject, the Name and the meaning.
Publication
Études françaises
Volume
Vol. 37
Issue
no. 3
Pages
29-51
Date
2001
Language
fr
URL
Citation
Cliche, Anne Élaine. “L’imitation de la Torah : A. M. Klein, The Second Scroll : leçon talmudique.” Études françaises Vol. 37, no. 3 (2001): 29–51. https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudfr/2001-v37-n3-etudfr684/008371ar.pdf.
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