“Very moving. “Fascinating.” - The Washington Post Book World Summary Read our full plot summary and analysis of My Name is Asher Lev, scene by scene break-downs, and more. You’re not likely to read anything better this year.” - The Detroit News Buy Now My Name is Asher Lev is a novel by Chaim Potok that was first published in 1972. It is a book written with passion about passion. “Rivals anything Chaim Potok has ever produced. It is a journey of confrontation and discovery as Asher purges his past in search of new inspiration for his art and begins to understand the true meaning of sacrifice and the painful joy in sharing the most precious gift of all. (You should have seen my Tom Swift books and the Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Why do I save my favored books Because books are a treasure. The day I kick the bucket, my children and grandchildren and great grandchildren will delight in many of those tomes. Then Asher’s beloved uncle dies suddenly, and Asher and his family rush back to Brooklyn-and into a world that Asher thought he had left behind forever. Gift of Asher Lev was well worth re-reading and restocking. Success has not brought ease to his heart. Still, he is unsure of his artistic direction. Asher Lev is a world-renowned artist living with his young family in France.

In his powerful My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok gave the world an unforgettable character and a timeless story that The New York Times Book Review hailed as “little short of a work of genius.” The Chicago Sun-Times declared it “a story that had to be told.” Now, Chaim Potok’s beloved character returns to learn, to teach, to dream, in The Gift of Asher Lev. No one but Chaim Potok could have written this strangely sweet, compelling, and deeply felt novel.”- The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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