{"product_id":"the-chosen-chaim-potok","title":"The Chosen (Chaim Potok)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eFollowing a baseball game that nearly became a religious war, two Jewish boys become friends. Danny comes from the strict Hasidic sect that keeps him bound in centuries of orthodoxy. Reuven is brought up by a father patently aware of the twentieth century. Everything tries to destroy their friendship, but they use honesty with each other as a shield and it proves an impenetrable protection.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1929, Chaim Potok grew up and was educated in New York. After being ordained as a rabbi, he took a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, and worked as a chaplain with the US Forces in Korea from 1955-57. His novels \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Asher Lev\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Asher Lev\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI am The Clay\u003c\/i\u003e, have all been published by Penguin. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWanderings\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the Jews; of a children's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Tree of Here\u003c\/i\u003e; and of three plays, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Depths\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSins of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Play of Lights\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShalom Auslander is the author of the memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Foreskin's Lament\u003c\/i\u003e (Picador 2007) and \u003ci\u003eBeware of God\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories about growing up Jewish (Picador 2006). His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, and he is regular contributor to Public Radio International's \"This American Life.\" He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65813034205533,"sku":"K012656290","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1265629000001A.jpg?v=1788536354","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-chosen-chaim-potok","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}