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Synopsis
Two young men question the "orthodoxy" of values and religion in a world cut off from their Hasidic traditions
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" A profound, moving book...refreshing, inspiring" -- "The Wall Street Journal"
" A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and holid it tightly." --"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
" The characterizations are vivid, the incidents dramatic, the narrative fluid. . . . Overall . . . a glow of human erudition and compassion." --"Washington Post Book World"
" Brilliantly and intricately conceived. . . . "The Chosen" established Chaim Potok' s reputation as a significant writer. "The Promise" reaffirms it." - "The New York Times" "Book Review"
A profound, moving book...refreshing, inspiring "The Wall Street Journal" A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and holid it tightly. --"The Philadelphia Inquirer" The characterizations are vivid, the incidents dramatic, the narrative fluid. . . . Overall . . . a glow of human erudition and compassion. --"Washington Post Book World" Brilliantly and intricately conceived. . . . "The Chosen" established Chaim Potok s reputation as a significant writer. "The Promise" reaffirms it. "The New York Times" "Book Review""
A profound, moving book...refreshing, inspiring The Wall Street Journal A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and holid it tightly. --The Philadelphia Inquirer The characterizations are vivid, the incidents dramatic, the narrative fluid. . . . Overall . . . a glow of human erudition and compassion. --Washington Post Book World Brilliantly and intricately conceived. . . . The Chosen established Chaim Potok s reputation as a significant writer. The Promise reaffirms it. The New York Times Book Review"
"A profound, moving book...refreshing, inspiring" --The Wall Street Journal"A superb mirror of a place, a time, and a group of people who capture our immediate interest and holid it tightly." --The Philadelphia Inquirer"The characterizations are vivid, the incidents dramatic, the narrative fluid. . . . Overall . . . a glow of human erudition and compassion." --Washington Post Book World"Brilliantly and intricately conceived. . . . The Chosen established Chaim Potok's reputation as a significant writer. The Promise reaffirms it."-The New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Born in 1929, Chaim Potok grew up and was educated in New York. After being ordained as a rabbi, he took a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a chaplain with the US Forces in Korea from 1955-1957. He died in 2002.
His novels The Chosen, The Promise, In the Beginning, The Book of Lights, My Name is Asher Lev, The Gift of Asher Lev and I am The Clay, have all been published by Penguin. He is also the author of Wanderings, a history of the Jews; of a children's book, The Tree of Here; and of three plays, Out of the Depths, Sins of the Father and The Play of Lights.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0140033300
- ISBN 13 9780140033304
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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