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“A novel of finely articulated tragic power .... Little short of a work of genius.”—The New York Times Book Review
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. He grows up in a cloistered Hasidic community in postwar Brooklyn, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. He is torn between two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other devoted only to art and his imagination, and in time, his artistic 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, visionary portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant.
Kindle Book
- Release date: August 19, 2009
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- ISBN: 9780307422347
- Release date: August 19, 2009
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780307422347
- File size: 2002 KB
- Release date: August 19, 2009
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English
Levels
ATOS Level:4.2
Lexile® Measure:640
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:2-3
“A novel of finely articulated tragic power .... Little short of a work of genius.”—The New York Times Book Review
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. He grows up in a cloistered Hasidic community in postwar Brooklyn, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. He is torn between two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other devoted only to art and his imagination, and in time, his artistic 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, visionary portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant.
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Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Kindle Book
Release date: August 19, 2009
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780307422347
Release date: August 19, 2009
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780307422347
File size: 2002 KB
Release date: August 19, 2009
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Creators
- Chaim Potok - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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Levels
ATOS Level: 4.2
Lexile® Measure: 640
Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty: 2-3
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