The Chosen.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. First edition, first printing. Publisher's full white cloth, stamped in blue, in Paul Bacon dust jacket ($4.95). Very slight crimps to spine tips, still fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear to corners and tips, slightly toned upper edge, in mylar cover. Item #242862
READING SECRETLY IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Like Danny Saunders, Chaim Potok spent hours reading non-Jewish books at the public library against his parent's orders. Born to Polish Jews in New York, fingerprints of Potok's life story are evident across his first novel. Follow two boys, Danny, a genius from a line of Hassidic rabbis whose father will only speak to him about the Talmud, and Reuven Malter, "merely" an Orthodox Jew, as they grow a friendship amidst the pressures of strong fathers, religious tensions over a Jewish state, and their own dreams. Potok's poignant addition to the Jewish literary canon was nominated for the National Book Award.
Price: $150.00