My Name Is Asher Lev
by Chaim Potok
My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok holds a highly rated rating of 4.19 out of 5, based on 29.3K reader ratings. First published in 1972. The book spans 369 pages.
About My Name Is Asher Lev
Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asher’s passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other subject only to the imagination.Asher Lev grows up in a cloistered Hasidic community in postwar Brooklyn, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. But in time his gift threatens to estrange him from that world and the parents he adores. As it follows his struggle, My Name Is Asher Lev becomes a luminous portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant, a modern classic.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Chaim Potok |
| Published | 1972 |
| Pages | 369 |
| Genres | Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Arts & Photography |
| Average Rating | 4.19 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 29,273 |
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What genre is My Name Is Asher Lev?
My Name Is Asher Lev is categorized as Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction, Religion & Spirituality. Its primary genre classification is Historical Fiction.
Is My Name Is Asher Lev worth reading?
Based on 29.3K reader ratings, My Name Is Asher Lev has an average score of 4.19 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is My Name Is Asher Lev?
My Name Is Asher Lev has 369 pages.
Who wrote My Name Is Asher Lev?
My Name Is Asher Lev was written by Chaim Potok. It was first published in 1972.
What is the ISBN for My Name Is Asher Lev?
The ISBN-13 for My Name Is Asher Lev is 9781400031050.0.
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