Publisher | Fawcett; Reprint Edition |
ISBN 13 | 9780449001158 |
ISBN 10 | 0449001156 |
Book Description | """Rivals anything Chaim Potok has ever produced. It is a book written with passion about passion. You're not likely to read anything better this year."" THE DETROIT NEWS Twenty years have passed for Asher Lev. He is a world-renowned artist living in France, still uncertain of his artistic direction. When his beloved uncle dies suddenly, Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn--and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever...." |
About the Author | "Chaim Potok was born in New York City in 1929. He graduated from Yeshiva University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, was ordained as a rabbi, and earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as editor of the Jewish Publication Society of America. Potok's first novel, The Chosen, published in 1967, received the Edward Lewis Wallant Memorial Book Award and was nominated for the National Book Award. He is author of eight novels, including In the Beginning and My Name Is Asher Lev, and Wanderings, a history of the Jews. He died in 2002. " |
Language | English |
Author | Chaim Potok |
Publication Date | 9/10/1997 |
Number of Pages | 384 |
The Gift Of Asher Lev Paperback English by Chaim Potok - 9/10/1997