The Gift of Asher Lev (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Chaim Potok
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The late 1980’s
- Setting: Brooklyn and New York City; Paris and southern France
- Principal Characters: The Rebbe, Asher Lev, Devorah, Rocheleh, Avrumel, Aryeh And Rebekah Lev, Yonrel And Nahum Lev, Max Lobe, John Dorman
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Tradition, Art or artists, Communication, World War II, Religion, Genius, God, Emotions, Jews or Jewish life, Painting or painters, Portraits
- Locales: Paris, France, Brooklyn, NY
The Gift of Asher Lev is a continuation of the story begun in My Name Is Asher Lev (1972), which ended with the self-exile of the young artist to France after the showing of his two crucifixion paintings shocked and angered his parents. Raised as a Ladover Hasid, part of a strictly Orthodox, fundamentalist Jewish movement, Asher remains an observant Jew even as he seeks to express his artistic gift; a gift from the Master of the Universe which paradoxically brings heartache among Asher’s people and estrangement from Asher’s parents.
The Rebbe is the focal point...
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