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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books
  • First Book:
    May 1967
  • Latest Book:
    November 2001
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Book List in Order: 14 titles



  • A coming-of-age classic about two Jewish boys growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s, this “profound and universal” (The Wall Street Journal) story of faith, family, tradition, and assimilation remains deeply pertinent today.“Works of this caliber...



  • In a passionate, energetic narrative, The Promise brilliantly dramatizes what it is to master and use knowledge to make one’s own way in the world.Reuven Malter lives in Brooklyn, he’s in love, and he’s studying to be a rabbi. He als...



  • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this modern classic from the National Book Award"nominated author of The Chosen, a young religious artist is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels, even when it leads him to blasphemy. “A novel ...



  • David Lurie learns that all beginnings are hard. He must fight for his place against the bullies in his Depression-shadowed Bronx neighborhood and his own frail health. As a young man, he must start anew and define his own path of personal belief tha...




  • Gershon Loran, a quiet rabinical student, is troubled by the dark reality around him. He sees hope in the study of Kabbalah, the Jewish book of mysticism and visions, truth and light. But to Gershon's friend, Arthur, light means something else, the A...



  • For Davita Chandal, growing up in New York in the 1930s and '40s is an experience of indescribable joy -- and unfathomable sadness. Her loving parents, both fervent radicals, fill her with the fiercely bright hope for a new, better world. But the dep...



  • “Extraordinary . . . No one but Chaim Potok could have written this strangely sweet, compelling, and deeply felt novel.” -- The Cleveland Plain Dealer   In his powerful My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok gave the world an unforgettable charac...



  • “[Chaim] Potok writes powerfully about the suffering of innocent people caught in the cross-fire of a war they cannot begin to understand. . . . Humanity and compassion for his characters leap from every page.” -- San Francisco ChronicleAs the Ch...








  • "REMARKABLE . . . A WONDERFUL STORY."--The Boston GlobeThe father is a high-ranking Communist officer, a Jew who survived Stalin's purges. The son is a "refusenik," who risked his life and happiness to protest everything his father held dear. Now, Ch...



  • "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is considered by many to be the greatest of all American novels. This sequel to Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," is a first person narrative told by its title character. The novel picks up where "The Advent...



  • "In six quietly powerful stories, Potok explores varieties of inner and outer healing, both in individuals and families: 'Zebra' begins to regain use of his crushed hand and leg creating art assigned by an intinerant teacher; 'Isabel' finds unexpecte...



  • From the celebrated author of The Chosen and My Name Is Asher Lev, a trilogy of related novellas about a woman whose life touches three very different men -- stories that encompass some of the profoundest themes of the twentieth century.Ilana Davita ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Chaim Potok has published 14 books.

Chaim Potok does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Old Men at Midnight, was published in November 2001.

The first book by Chaim Potok, The Chosen, was published in May 1967.

No. Chaim Potok does not write books in series.