Jewish Dreams and Nightmares

Robert Alter, born in New York City and brought up in Albany, is a biblical scholar and professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. As a longtime contributing editor at Commentary magazine, he brought Israeli literature and culture to the attention of the American reader. A literary critic and translator, he is the author of numerous monographs and is the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award and the Koret Jewish Book Award.