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Sep 10, 1997 | ISBN 9780449001134 Buy
Feb 17, 2010 | ISBN 9780307575548 Buy
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Sep 10, 1997 | ISBN 9780449001134
Feb 17, 2010 | ISBN 9780307575548
“Powerful . . . It successfully recreates a time and place and the journey of a soul.”—The New York TimesAll beginnings are hard—that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more—this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people.Learning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings.“A major work in every sense.”—Pittsburgh Press
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… More about Chaim Potok
“Powerful . . . It successfully recreates a time and place and the journey of a soul.”—The New York Times“A major work in every sense.”—Pittsburgh Press
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