And he has dreamed of writing a book -- a "popular" book, at that -- about Martin Buber, the existential Jewish philosopher. Kramer never imagined that anyone would pay him to write such a book.

Perhaps my Buber helped me in those transitions. A goyish Christian guy heading up a marketing department for a Jewish book publisher always seemed odd to some. Then, two years after the end of my ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Robert Alter. May 2, 2019; MARTIN BUBER A Life of Faith and Dissent By Paul Mendes-Flohr.