If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir

Author(s): Ilana Kurshan

Biography, Memoir & Autobiography

At the age of 27, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, liana Kurshan joined the world's largest book club, learning dafyomi, Hebrew for "daily page' of the Talmud, a book of rabbinic teachings spanning about 600 years and the basis for all codes of Jewish law. A runner, a reader and a romantic, Kurshan adapted to its pace, attuned her ear to its poetry, and discovered her passions in its pages. She brought the Talmud with her wherever she went, studying in airplanes, supermarket lines, and over a plate of pasta at home, careful not to drip tomato sauce upon discussions about the sprinkling of blood on the Temple altar. By the time she completed the Talmud after seven and a half years, Kurshan was remarried with three young children. With each pregnancy, her Talmud sat perched atop her growing belly. This memoir is a tale of heartache and humour, of love and loss, of marriage and motherhood, and of learning to put one foot in front of the other by turning page after page. Kurshan takes us on a deeply accessible and personal guided tour of the Talmud, shedding new light on its stories and offering insights into its arguments - both for those already familiar with the text and for those who have never encountered it. For people of the book - both Jewish and non-Jewish - If All the Seas Were Ink is a celebration of learning - through literature - how to fall in love once again.

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A stunning, gorgeous memoir.

General Fields

  • : 9781250121264
  • : St. Martin's Press
  • : St. Martin's Press
  • : 0.405
  • : September 2017
  • : 210mm X 140mm X 28mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : October 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ilana Kurshan
  • : Hardback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 296.1/206092
  • : 2017017722
  • : 320