The Chosen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set in 1940s Brooklyn, New York, The Chosen is a richly layered coming-of-age novel that chronicles the unlikely friendship between two Jewish boys from vastly different worlds — Reuven Malter, the son of a progressive Zionist scholar, and Danny Saunders, the brilliant heir to a Hasidic dynasty. Chaim Potok masterfully illustrates the tension between tradition and modernity, faith and intellect, as the two young men navigate the complexities of identity, obligation, and loyalty within their tightly knit religious communities. The novel presents a profound meditation on fathers and sons, arguing that silence can be as powerful a teacher as words. Written with warmth, moral seriousness, and quiet intensity, it stands as one of the most celebrated works of American Jewish fiction of the twentieth century.
Author: Chaim Potok
Format: Paperback
Published: 1983, Penguin
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set in 1940s Brooklyn, New York, The Chosen is a richly layered coming-of-age novel that chronicles the unlikely friendship between two Jewish boys from vastly different worlds — Reuven Malter, the son of a progressive Zionist scholar, and Danny Saunders, the brilliant heir to a Hasidic dynasty. Chaim Potok masterfully illustrates the tension between tradition and modernity, faith and intellect, as the two young men navigate the complexities of identity, obligation, and loyalty within their tightly knit religious communities. The novel presents a profound meditation on fathers and sons, arguing that silence can be as powerful a teacher as words. Written with warmth, moral seriousness, and quiet intensity, it stands as one of the most celebrated works of American Jewish fiction of the twentieth century.