Klein, A. M. (Abraham Moses) 1909-1972

The second scroll by A. M Klein( file )
59 editions published between 1951 and 2011 in English and French and held by 2,004 libraries worldwide
"Written soon after the founding of the state of Israel, The Second Scroll is A.M. Klein's most innovative and visionary work. The five "books" of the novel are a modern testament of Jewish experience to which are appended "glosses" or commentaries in the form of drama, epistle, poetry, and psalm. The action centres on a young writer from Montreal, whose search for his legendary Uncle Melech becomes a journey of revelation through Italy, Morocco, and the Holy Land. Dissident and exile, reformer and scholar, Melech is a messianic figure who enacts the destiny of his people and embodies the spiritual yearnings of everyman. The Second Scroll, Klein's only novel, combines the lyric genius of his poetic works with compelling reportage to create one of the most eloquent and original works in Canadian fiction"--viewed on Amazon.com 11/5/2015

Complete poems by A. M Klein( file )
18 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,238 libraries worldwide

Short stories by A. M Klein( file )
11 editions published between 1983 and 2017 in English and held by 865 libraries worldwide
Littérature de jeunesse en langue anglaise

Beyond sambation : selected essays and editorials, 1928-1955 by A. M Klein( file )
16 editions published between 1982 and 2016 in English and held by 856 libraries worldwide
A collection of articles and editorials prompted by contemporary events, written between 1928-55, during the time that Klein served as editor of "The Judaean", "The Canadian Zionist", and the "Canadian Jewish Chronicle". Not included are items on literature, which deserve to be published in a separate volume. In the articles published here, Klein addresses such topics as antisemitism in interwar Canada; the rise of Nazism and Nazi policies in Germany; isolationism and "pacifism" in North America, which had anti-Jewish overtones; the Holocaust and the inaction of the world powers; Zionism and anti-Zionism; and postwar Stalinist anti-Jewish policies

Literary essays and reviews by A. M Klein( file )
10 editions published between 1986 and 2018 in English and held by 626 libraries worldwide

The second scroll by A. M Klein( file )
14 editions published between 1951 and 2016 in English and held by 540 libraries worldwide
First published in 1951, The Second Scroll is the only novel by A.M. Klein, a complex work rich with biblical, talmudic, kabbalistic, and literary allusions. This scholarly edition annotates and restores the text to Klein's original vision

A.M. Klein : the letters by A. M Klein( file )
2 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and held by 472 libraries worldwide
A valuable resource for understanding Canadian literary modernism, diasporic Judaism, and the culture of Montreal, A.M. Klein: The Letters is a remarkable portrait of an important Canadian literary figure of the twentieth century

A.M. Klein : Part I: Original poems 1926-1934 ; Part II: Original Poems 1937-1955 and Poetry Translations by A. M Klein( file )
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 450 libraries worldwide
This collection includes all Klein's poetry, both original works and translations from Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, and Latin. Many of them, coming from all periods of his careers, have never been published

Selected poems by A. M Klein( file )
5 editions published between 1997 and 2015 in English and held by 356 libraries worldwide
"Throughout his career, A.M. Klein struggled to define for himself the role of the poet in the contemporary world. Deeply rooted in the traditions of Judaism, and at the same time powerfully attracted by the freedom and scope of international modernism, he sought to reconcile past and present, community and creative individuality. Whether or not he finally achieved his own high aims, it was, in his own words, 'something merely to entertain them.' The result was a body of work immensely rich and varied in tone, language, and culture resonance." "This collection of eighty-four poems offers a reprensentative sampling of Klein's finest poetry, while taking into account the changing critical discourse of the last fifty years. Anyone interested in experiencing the full range of Klein's poetic achievement, or in understanding the complex nature of the poet, need look no further than this eminently readable volume."--Jacket

The collected poems of A.M. Klein by A. M Klein( Book )
7 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 275 libraries worldwide