In the beginning
Chaim Potok · 1975
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About the book
The novel, set in the Bronx, New York, concerns a gifted Jewish boy who becomes a Biblical scholar. From shortly after birth, in the 1920's, David Lurie is plagued by illnesses that prove to be emblematic of his growing up. He is bullied by bigger boys, haunted by the "accidents" that he brings upon others, safe only within his pious home. David's inner life, tortured with fears and bad dreams is followed through the Depression, which nearly ruins his family; through the late thirties and forties, as the news from Europe grows more and more dreadful; and into his budding years as a scholar.
Book details
- Year
- 1975
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9780449001134
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