Hannah Arendt

This highly acclaimed, prize-winning biography of one of the foremost political philosophers of the twentieth century is here reissued in a trade paperback edition for a new generation of readers. In a new preface the author offers an account of writings by and about Arendt that have appeared since the book's 1982 publication, providing a reassessment of her subject's life and achievement. Praise for 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. "A story of surprising drama. At last, we can see Arendt whole. "-Jim Miller, Newsweek. "Indispensable to anyone interested in the life, the thought, or. the example of Hannah Arendt. "-Mark Feeney, Boston Globe. "An adventure story that moves from pre-Nazi Germany to fame in the United States, and. a study of the influences that shaped a sharp political awareness. "-Richmond (Va. ) Times-Dispatch. Cover drawing by David Schorr