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Chaim Potok

1929 - 2002

Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American author, novelist, playwright, editor and rabbi. Of the more than dozen novels he authored, his first book The Chosen (1967), was listed on The New York Times’ bestseller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies and which was adapted into a well-received 1981 feature film by the same title.

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  • Cover of: The chosen

    First published in 1966 68 editions in 1 language — 18 previewable Cover of edition chosen00poto Cover of edition chosenpotok00poto Cover of edition chosenpoto0poto Cover of edition chosenpoto0poto Cover of edition chosenpo00poto Cover of edition isbn_0449203344 Cover of edition chosennovel00poto Cover of edition chosen0000unse_j0n2 Cover of edition isbn_9780030556289
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  • Cover of: My name is Asher Lev.

    First published in 1972 25 editions in 3 languages — 11 previewable Cover of edition mynameisasherlev00poto_1 Cover of edition mynameisasherle00poto Cover of edition mynameisasherlev00poto Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000unse Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000poto_k6j1 Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000poto Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000chai Cover of edition mynameisasherlev0000unse_x4k9 Cover of edition mynameisasherlev00chai
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  • Cover of: The Promise

    First published in 1969 11 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition promisechai00chai Cover of edition promise0000poto
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  • Cover of: Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews

    First published in 1978 10 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition wanderingschaimp0000poto
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  • Cover of: The Promise

    First published in 1965 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Davita's harp

    First published in 1985 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition davitasharp00poto_2 Cover of edition davitasharp00poto_0
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  • Cover of: I am the clay

    First published in 1992 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition iamclay00poto
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  • Cover of: The book of lights

    First published in 1981 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bookoflights00poto
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  • Cover of: In the beginning

    First published in 1975 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition inbeginning00chai Cover of edition inbeginningpoto00poto
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  • Cover of: The gates of November: chronicles of the Slepak family

    First published in 1996 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The gift of Asher Lev

    First published in 1990 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: From the corners of the earth: contemporary photographs of the Jewish world

    First published in 1985 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Gates of November

    First published in 1997 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Promise (1st/DJ) by Chaim Potok by Chaim Potok

    First published in 1969 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Davita's Harp

    First published in 1985 2 editions
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  • Cover of: I Am the Clay

    First published in 1993 2 editions
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  • Cover of: My Name Is Asher Lev (SparkNotes Literature Guide)

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Novembernächte. Die Geschichte der Familie Slepak.

    First published in 1998 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Zebra and other stories

    First published in 1998 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition zebraotherstorie0000poto_e7g6
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  • Cover of: Los elegidos

    First published in 1983 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Fiction, Jews, Jews, fiction, Jewish families, Communists, Large type books, New york (n.y.), fiction, Biography, Fiction, general, History, Judaism, Artists, Families, Family, Fathers and sons, Fiction, jewish, Jewish artists, Jewish ethics, Korean War, 1950-1953, Literature, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, 1920-, American Short stories, American fiction, Artistes
Places
New York, New York (State), Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), United States, Soviet Union, Brooklyn, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.), France, New York (N.Y.)
People
Isaac Stern (1920-2001), Mariya Slepak, Slepak family, Solomon Slepak (1893-1978), Vladimir Slepak (1927-), Chaim Potok, Isaac Stern, Théo Tobiasse (1927-)
Time
1950's ish, 20th century

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  • C Potok
  • CHAIM POTOK
  • Chaim potok

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February 15, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
February 15, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import