by Chaim Potok · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780449203347
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«The Chosen» is the historical fiction novel by Chaim Potok, published by Fawcett in paperback (271 pages, in English).
Set in 1940s Brooklyn, it follows the friendship between Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders, two young Jews from very different religious and cultural backgrounds. Their relationship serves to explore faith, tradition, identity, and the impact of the Holocaust on the American Jewish community.
First installment of the «Reuven Malter» series. Originally published in 1967; winner of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award and finalist for the National Book Award.
Suitable for readers interested in Jewish fiction and coming-of-age novels, as well as for book clubs and school reading.
Chaim Potok, was an American author, novelist, playwright, editor and rabbi. Among the more than a dozen books he authored, his first novel The Chosen (1967) was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3.4 million copies as of 2002, and was adapted into a well-received 1981 feature film by the same title.
