![]() ![]() “Fascinating. ![]() You’re not likely to read anything better this year.” - The Detroit News It is a book written with passion about passion. Potok continued to examine the conflict between secular and religious interests in his other novels as well, which include In the Beginning in 1975, The Book of Lights in 1981, and Davita's Harp in 1985. “Rivals anything Chaim Potok has ever produced. In this seminar, we will explore these conflicts and tensions as they are raised and developed in Chaim Potoks two books, My Name is Asher Lev, and The Gift of. Potok followed this novel with a sequel, as well, publishing The Gift of Asher Lev eighteen years later in 1990. It is a journey of confrontation and discovery as Asher purges his past in search of new inspiration for his art and begins to understand the true meaning of sacrifice and the painful joy in sharing the most precious gift of all. Then Asher’s beloved uncle dies suddenly, and Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn-and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever. Success has not brought ease to his heart. Still, he is unsure of his artistic direction. Asher Lev is a world-renowned artist living with his young family in France. In his powerful My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok gave the world an unforgettable character and a timeless story that The New York Times Book Review hailed as “little short of a work of genius.” The Chicago Sun-Times declared it “a story that had to be told.” Now, Chaim Potok’s beloved character returns to learn, to teach, to dream, in The Gift of Asher Lev. No one but Chaim Potok could have written this strangely sweet, compelling, and deeply felt novel.”- The Cleveland Plain Dealer ![]()
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