benjamin moser

What happens when, later in life, you are confronted with the limited truth in which you were raised? You lose your illusions—and realize, time and again with dismay, just how many more you have yet to shed, writes Benjamin Moser in his book Antizionism, which explores a suppressed tradition that has shaped Jewish thought for generations. How do you break with long-held beliefs and redefine who you are? And how do you explain that to others?

Benjamin Moser writes for publications such as Harper’s Magazine and The New York Times Book Review, and is the editor of the English translations of Clarice Lispector’s work. He has written acclaimed biographies of figures including Clarice Lispector and Susan Sontag; he received the Pulitzer Prize in 2020 for Sontag: Her Life and Work. In 2023, he published The World Upside Down: Encounters with the Dutch Masters. His most recent book, Antizionism. A Jewish History, was released in September of this year.