Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok (Herman Harold Potok) was born on February 17th, 1929. Chaim passed away July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old. Chaim Potok was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

Chaim Potok is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 6 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1975 with the novel In the Beginning. The most recently released novel was The Sky of Now which was released in 1995.

Chaim Potok also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 5 books including Wanderings and Tobiasse: Artist in Exile.

Chaim Potok: Awards & Accolades

Potok's book, The Chosen was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1968.

Chaim Potok: Lists & Other Mentions

• The Chosen was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1967 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1967.
• The Promise was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1969.
• My Name Is Asher Lev was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1972.

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