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1975
IN THE BEGINNING
Chaim Potok
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IN THE BEGINNING

by Chaim Potok

Knopf · 1975

Peak rank

#5

Weeks on list

19

Chart History

#15101519751976

19 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #5

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 that diverges sharply with his devout father and everything he has been taught....

All Appearances

5↑5November 30, 1975wk 2
9↓4December 7, 1975wk 3
6↑3December 14, 1975wk 4
6—December 21, 1975wk 5
5↑1December 28, 1975wk 6
5—January 4, 1976wk 7
5—January 11, 1976wk 8
5—January 18, 1976wk 9
5—January 25, 1976wk 10
5—February 1, 1976wk 11
5—February 8, 1976wk 12
6↓1February 15, 1976wk 13

Details

Published
1975
Pages
436
Publisher
Knopf
Categories
Fiction

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