Chaim Potok Confronting Modernity Through the Lens of Tradition |
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Editor:
| Walden, Daniel |
ISBN: | 978-0-271-05981-5 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $66.95 |
Book Description:
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Chaim Potok was a world-class writer and scholar, a Conservative Jew who wrote from and about his tradition and the conflicts between observance and acculturation. With a plain, straightforward style, his novels were set against the moral, spiritual, and intellectual currents of the twentieth century. This collection aims to widen the lens ......
Chaim Potok was a world-class writer and scholar, a Conservative Jew who wrote from and about his tradition and the conflicts between observance and acculturation. With a plain, straightforward style, his novels were set against the moral, spiritual, and intellectual currents of the twentieth century. This collection aims to widen the lens ......