{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-paperback","title":"In the Beginning - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChaim Potok\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful . . . It successfully recreates a time and place and the journey of a soul.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll beginnings are hard--that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more--this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A major work in every sense.\"--\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll beginnings are hard--that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the Depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more--this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChaim Potok\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1929. He graduated from Yeshiva University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, was ordained as a rabbi, and earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as editor of the Jewish Publication Society of America. Potok's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1967, received the Edward Lewis Wallant Memorial Book Award and was nominated for the National Book Award. He is author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Beginning \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Asher Lev\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWanderings\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the Jews. He died in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.2 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755945689376,"sku":"9780449001134","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c61a9c0e5c96776630f88603417f4d88.webp?v=1780071495","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-beginning-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}