 George Steiner , literary critic for The New Yorker and The New York Times , had written about the Holocaust in some of his previous books , including Anno Domini ( 1964 ) , Language and Silence ( 1967 ) and In Bluebeard 's Castle ( 1971 ) . Many of the ideas Steiner expresses in The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. were reworked from these earlier works . Steiner told New York Times editor D. J. R. Bruckner that this book arose out of his lifelong work on language . " Central to everything I am and believe and have written is my astonishment ... that you can use human speech both to bless , to love , to build , to forgive and also to torture , to hate , to destroy and to annihilate . " 
 George Steiner , literary critic for The New Yorker and The New York Times , <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> written about the Holocaust in some of his previous books , including Anno Domini ( 1964 ) , Language and Silence ( 1967 ) and In Bluebeard <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Castle ( 1971 ) . Many of the ideas Steiner expresses in The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> reworked from these earlier works . Steiner told New York Times editor D. J. R. Bruckner that this book arose out of his lifelong work on language . " Central to everything I am and believe and <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> written is my astonishment ... that you can use human speech both to bless , to love , to build , to forgive and also to torture , to hate , to destroy and to annihilate . " 
George Steiner , literary critic for The New Yorker and The New York Times , done written about the Holocaust in sum of his previous books , including Anno Domini ( 1964 ) , Language and Silence ( 1967 ) and In Bluebeard  Castle ( 1971 ) . Many of da ideas Steiner expresses in The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. was reworked from dese earlier works . Steiner tld New York Times editor D. J. R. Bruckner that dis book arose out of his lifelong wrk on language . " Central to everything I am and believe and done written is mah astonishment ... that yu can use human speech both to bless , to love , to build , to forgive and also to torture , to hate , to destroy and to annihilate . "