The Book Of Lights
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A profound work of literary fiction, The Book of Lights chronicles the spiritual and intellectual awakening of Gershon Loran, a young Jewish seminary student in post-World War II New York who becomes captivated by the mystical traditions of Kabbalah. Potok masterfully traces Gershon's journey from the ruins of a Brooklyn tenement childhood through his rabbinical studies and ultimately to a military chaplaincy in Korea, where he confronts the haunting moral weight of the atomic bomb and the silence of God in the face of mass destruction. The novel presents a deeply meditative and introspective tone, weaving together questions of faith, guilt, and the search for meaning against the backdrop of a world irrevocably scarred by war. With characteristic warmth and philosophical depth, Potok illustrates the tension between sacred Jewish mysticism and the cold, devastating power of modern science, asking whether divine light can still be found in a world capable of such annihilation. The Book of Lights stands as one of Potok's most spiritually ambitious works, resonating with anyone who has wrestled with faith in the shadow of history's darkest chapters.
Author: Chaim Potok
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Heinemann: London
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A profound work of literary fiction, The Book of Lights chronicles the spiritual and intellectual awakening of Gershon Loran, a young Jewish seminary student in post-World War II New York who becomes captivated by the mystical traditions of Kabbalah. Potok masterfully traces Gershon's journey from the ruins of a Brooklyn tenement childhood through his rabbinical studies and ultimately to a military chaplaincy in Korea, where he confronts the haunting moral weight of the atomic bomb and the silence of God in the face of mass destruction. The novel presents a deeply meditative and introspective tone, weaving together questions of faith, guilt, and the search for meaning against the backdrop of a world irrevocably scarred by war. With characteristic warmth and philosophical depth, Potok illustrates the tension between sacred Jewish mysticism and the cold, devastating power of modern science, asking whether divine light can still be found in a world capable of such annihilation. The Book of Lights stands as one of Potok's most spiritually ambitious works, resonating with anyone who has wrestled with faith in the shadow of history's darkest chapters.