The chosen
Though they've lived their entire lives less than five blocks from each other, 15-year olds Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders exist in different worlds. Reuven blends into both his secular Jewish faith and his typical American teen life, while Danny's conservative Hasidic clothes and appear...
| Main Author: | Potok, Chaim. |
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| Corporate Authors: | Recorded Books, LLC. |
| Other Authors: | Davis, Jonathan (Narrator) (Narrator) |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Prince Frederick, MD :
Recorded Books,
[2010], p2003.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
| Series: |
Recorded Books contemporary classics
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| Summary: |
Though they've lived their entire lives less than five blocks from each other, 15-year olds Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders exist in different worlds. Reuven blends into both his secular Jewish faith and his typical American teen life, while Danny's conservative Hasidic clothes and appearance make him stick out. When Danny almost blinds Reuven with a vicious line drive in a tumultuous softball game, the two boys are brought together and develop an improbable friendship. |
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| Item Description: |
Compact disc. Title from container. Release date supplied by publisher. Previously released on cassette in 2003. In container (17 cm.) "With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container. |
| Physical Description: |
9 sound discs (10 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Issued also on cassette. |
| Audience: |
12 years and up. |
| ISBN: |
9781428151079 1428151079 |
| Author Notes: |
Potok has held a variety of positions within the Jewish community, including directing a camp in Los Angeles, teaching at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles at a Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, and working as an editor on various religious publications, Potok's first novel, The Chosen, was published in 1967, and he quickly won acclaim for this best-selling book about tensions within the Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities. This and later books have been both critically and popularly successful. Many of them explore the meaning of Judaism in the modern era, focusing on the conflict between traditional teachings and the pressures of modern life. The Chosen was nominated for a National Book Award in 1967 and made into a successful film in 1982. Its sequel, The Promise (1969) was the winner of an Athenaeum Award. Potok is also the author of a nonfiction volume, Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews (1978), as well as several short stories and articles that have been published in both religious and secular magazines. (Bowker Author Biography) |