About this title: This 1990 novel continues the story begun in "My Name Is Asher Lev" (1972), about an Orthodox Jew who is forced into alienation and exile because of his subversive art.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780449219782ISBN:044921978X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light edge and corner wear. No marks. Tight binding. Very light cover creases. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 368 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. 044921978X Good condition paperback book, clean pages, some edge and corner rubs, some creases to spine, may have small edge tear, this book is Good! Shop & Save With US. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Fawcett
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780449219782ISBN:044921978X
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Mass Market PaperBack, Very Good / read more
"Just finished this while at a retreat center in Spokane this weekend. This author lets you inside the mind of a great artist and a explores the relationship between art and religion. An outstanding story, but I should have read the first book "My Name is Asher Lev" first. If possible, read these in order.
As a Christian, I enjoy the Jewish perspective on art and society."
"I appreciated the continuation of the Asher Lev story, because I really did want to learn how his life would unroll for him. The interesting struggle between his religious conviction, his family, and his artistic gift continues in this book. I thought it was a worthy sequel."
"I can't quite give this 5 stars, but 4 isn't enough either. Hugely compelling, but the ending only satisfied me at the 4.5 star level; it felt a little rushed and didn't quite add up. Too bad there isn't another book in the story of Asher Lev.
Interesting note about this addition: the cover pictures, presumably, Asher Lev- who is a Hasidic Jew- like he belongs on the cover of a romance novel. Um, where's the beard ? Ooops, somebody forgot to read the book (the beard should be red by the way, but maybe that's asking too much)!"
"This book was less captivating for me than the other books I have read by Chaim Potok. It might be because I can identify less with the older main character and I thought sometimes it became too religious (and that didn't bother me at all in the other books).
At any rate, it is a splendid book. Potok's character always stay with me. I even did a little drawing of Rocheleh and Avrumel. I like Potok's portrayal of the artist."
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