{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-9780449001134","title":"In the Beginning","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful . . . It successfully recreates a time and place and the journey of a soul.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll beginnings are hard--that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more--this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A major work in every sense.\"--\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChaim Potok\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1929. He graduated from Yeshiva University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, was ordained as a rabbi, and earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as editor of the Jewish Publication Society of America. Potok's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Chosen\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1967, received the Edward Lewis Wallant Memorial Book Award and was nominated for the National Book Award. He is author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eIn the Beginning \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Asher Lev\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWanderings\u003c\/i\u003e, a history of the Jews. He died in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872640602386,"sku":"9780449001134","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab33108d-1629-449b-af76-7d11591bbce7.jpg?v=1737903785","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-beginning-9780449001134","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}