Download or read book Self-Portrait In Letters, 1916-1942 (The Collected Works of Edith Stein, vol. 5) written by Edith Stein and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edith Stein comes alive through these warm, totally attentive letters. She joins a deeply sensitive heart with her keen intelligence, revealing herself to be a wise mentor and a caring friend available to anyone who approached her. Here we learn what was truly important to her: the total well-being of those who treasured her letters enough to preserve them even while suffering the havoc of war and oppression. This volume offers the first English translation of the majority of her surviving letters, with 4 photos and a fully linked index of recipients.