Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, who now practices as a psychoanalyst in New York City, is on the faculty of the Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research.
"Young-Bruehl gives us the story of a woman so thoroughly of her
time and circumstances that she epitomizes a historical moment. . .
. [Her] thorough, beautifully written, erudite presentation of
Hannah Arendt wisely emphasizes her signal contribution to
philosophy and to political theory."—Julia Epstein, The
Philadelphia Inquirer (Books/Leisure) (on the earlier edition)
“Both a personal and an intellectual biography . . . It represents
biography at its best.”—Peter Berger, front page, The New York
Times Book Review
“Indispensable to anyone interested in the life, the thought, or .
. . the example of Hannah Arendt.”—Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
"Philosophy is concerned with two matters: soluble questions that
are trivial, and crucial questions that are insoluble. Hannah
Arendt always knew the difference; her critics sometimes did. In
the disparity lay the tragedies and consolations of a career still
sparking debate 19 years after the appearance of her most
controversial book."—Stefan Kanfer, Time (on earlier edition)
"An exemplary biography of one of the leading intellectual
luminaries among the Jews from Germany who emigrated to this
country in the wake of the Nazi rise to power. . . . Equally at
home is discussing philosophical issues, offering psychological
reflections, and simply recounting the life struggles of an
immigrant and her community, the author has shared with us a
portrait that will contribute greatly to our understanding of the
century through which we have lived."—from the citation for the
1982 Kenneth B. Smilen Present Tense Award for the best book in
Biography/Autobiography (on the earlier edition)
"Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's Hannah Arendt is to be commended for its
impressive mastery of twentieth-century central European history
and its keen perception of the way events and philosophical
probings coalesced in this displaced intellectual. The intimate
exploration of Arendt's life and friendships illuminates the
importance of her contribution to twentieth-century American
thought, both through her writings and through her strong personal
presence."—YUP Governor's Award citation (on the earlier
edition)
Winner of the 1983 Alfred Harcourt Prize Award for Biography and
Memoirs
Nominated for the 1983 National Jewish Book Award in History
"Haunting and powerful, . . . [this book is an] exemplary adventure
story engaging as well the life of the mind. . . . Young-Bruehl's
accomplishment is of the highest order, and all of us who either
knew Hannah Arendt of are acquainted with her writings owe an
enormous debt to the author."—Norman Jacobson, University of
California, Berkeley (on the earlier edition)
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