Author
Chaim Potok
February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002 · United States
Playwright, Rabbi, Translator, Novelist, Writer, Screenwriter, Bible translator, Children's writer
Titles on list
6
Total weeks
103
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
3
FictionNonfictionHit #1Dot size = weeks on list
Biography
- Born
- February 17, 1929 · The Bronx
- Died
- July 23, 2002 · Merion Station
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania, Yeshiva University, Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy, Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Yeshiva College (Yeshiva University)
Awards & Honours
- 1967Edward Lewis Wallant Award
- 1969Athenaeum Literary Award
- 1995honorary doctor of the University of Miami
On the Bestseller Lists
6 titles
THE BOOK OF LIGHTS
Chaim Potok
THE BOOK OF LIGHTS
#13 · 3 wks
WANDERINGS
Chaim Potok
WANDERINGS
#10 · 5 wks
IN THE BEGINNING
Chaim Potok
IN THE BEGINNING
#5 · 19 wks
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV
Chaim Potok
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV
#3 · 26 wks
THE PROMISE
Chaim Potok
THE PROMISE
#7 · 11 wks
THE CHOSEN
Chaim Potok
THE CHOSEN
#1 · 39 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).