There is very little wear on the edges of the hardcover. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Sholem asch grew up in the polish shtetl of kutno in the 1880s, in what he termed a strictly religious jewish atmosphere. In the presentation of this unknown prophet, conjectures based on. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. This book paints a picture of the characters in jerusalem at the time of christ. But as his greatgrandson david mazower explains, the relationship between author and translator wasnt always an easy one. Sholem asch november 1, 1880 july 10, 1957, polish.
The apostle by sholem asch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Member of joint distribution committee, new york city. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Sholem asch s work and view of women david mazower, greatgrandson of yiddish writer sholem asch, shares his thoughts on which of asch s writings he finds most compelling, emphasizing the ways in which his writing was ahead of his time.
Sholem asch has 47 books on goodreads with 2079 ratings. A journey into the times of the babylonian conquest through the eyes of a prophet. Sholem asch is currently considered a single author. Sholem asch was one of the major writers of yiddish literature. Sholem asch, sholem also spelled shalom or sholom, yiddish sholem ash, born november 1, 1880, kutno, poland, russian empiredied july 10, 1957, london, england, polishborn american novelist and playwright, the most controversial and one of the most widely known writers in modern yiddish literature. Asch is an educator a jewish scholar who wrote in yiddish in the 1930s a trilogy of christ centered books. Sholem asch books list of books by author sholem asch. The prophet, on the other hand, is aschs latest work, the fourth of his neochristian novels and perhaps the least successful.
Publication date 1955 topics isaiah biblical prophet publisher new york, putnam. I have now read them all and learned much about historical settings and people in which the stories took place. Born in kutno, russian poland, sholem asch was the youngest of his hasidic parents 10. From there he moved to warsaw, where he met and married mathilde shapiro, the daughter of the polishjewish writer, m. In the pages of the forward and in his antagonistic book sholem aschs new way. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In stature, the apostle ranks with aschs earlier work, the nazarene.
The story of paul opens seven weeks after the crucifixion of christ. Discover book depositorys huge selection of sholem asch books online. The prophet by sholem asch meet your next favorite book. Buy a cheap copy of the prophet book by sholem asch. This book was so vivid and fascinating i began a search for more books written by this. Sholem asch was the first yiddish writer to reach a mass audience in translation. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He lived in many cities and countries, wrote tirelessly, and kept little record of his numerous novels, stories, and essaysmuch less of the countless yiddish, hebrew, and european periodicals and newspapers most of them now long. Son dernier roman, ecrit en 1955, sintitule le prophete. One of ten children, he received a traditional jewish education until as a young man he was drawn to the world of european learning and literature. Estimates of his date of birth vary between 1st january, 1st october, and 1st november. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Sholem asch, author of the apostle, on librarything.
Solid black boards show shelf wear with rubbing and light wear to extremities, while the dust jacket shows shelf wear, minor creasestears with chipping and is now protected by a removable, nondamaging, archival mylar cover. Like all of aschs works, these last books continued to display his gifts as a superlative storyteller who clothed romantic idealism in a realistic style. Less a novel than a book of visions, the prophet is offered as the culminating work in sholem asch s series of evocations of biblical personages. Educated at the kutno hebrew school, asch received a traditional jewish education.
Aschs paul is the brilliantly dynamic prophet and organizer of the early christian church. His tales, novels, and plays filled 29 volumes in a collected yiddish edition. We here a faint whisper circulating through the ranks of the poor in seething jerusalem. The prophet paperback january 1, 1958 by sholem asch author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A biblical novel hardcover january 1, 1955 by sholem asch author, arthur saul super translator. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. In the presentation of this unknown prophet, conjectures based on archaeology and theology are blended by aschs depth of psychological insight. A passage in the night by sholem asch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tom clancy hardcover books with dust jacket, dust jacket hardcover children.
Sholem asch asch, sholem used books, rare books and new books find all books by sholem asch and compare prices find signed collectible books by sholem asch english. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. I have read and enjoyed sholem asch s the apostle many times. Fun story well written like a mystery novel nearly. See all books authored by sholem asch, including the apostle, and moses, and more on. Buy prophet by asch, sholem from amazons fiction books store. Apr 29, 2017 a new broadway production takes audiences through the history of sholem asch s 1907 yiddish play god of vengeance, about a jewish brothel owner whose daughter falls in love with a woman.
Satan in goray established itself as a classic some twenty years ago, and is still so regarded. Dec 01, 2015 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Sholem asch has 47 books on goodreads with 2078 ratings. First 1st edition, first 1st english printing no additional statement of printing of sholem asch s story of moses. Aschs reputation was established in 1902 with his first book of stories, in a shlekhter tsayt in a bad time. A passage in the night by sholem asch and a great selection of related books. Reviewing the translation of aschs novel the prophet, teller observed. In the apostle, famed polishborn novelist sholem asch has combined storytelling skill with historical accuracy and the sympathy of a deeply religious writer. The two novels were the first of a series in which asch began representing the. Sholem asch the second isaiah, or deuteroisaiah who supposedly lived during the conquest of babylon by cyrus the persian in the fifth century b. There is a lot of development of ancient babylon in the early chapters. The prophet hardcover january 1, 1956 by sholem asch author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Click to read more about the prophet by sholem asch.
This edition of the prophet by sholem asch was printed in 1955 in new york by g p putnams sons. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Like all of asch s works, these last books continued to display his gifts as a superlative storyteller who clothed romantic idealism in a realistic style. Pdf the christianity of sholem asch download ebook for free. Sholem asch, polishborn american novelist and playwright, the most. Sholem asch also written shalom ash, was a polishjewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in. Isbn 9789997406262 hardcover, putnam pub group t, 1943. Like the originals of most of his recent books, the yiddish version of the prophet has remained in manuscript. The prophet sholem asch 1955 hardcover w dust jacket. Like other sholem asch books on biblical themes it gives an imaginative background, from a jewish point of view, to the n.
The apostle by sholem asch is a novel based on the life of st. The nazarene by sholem asch and maurice samuel 1939 hardback first edition dj. Asch, sholem 18801957, yiddish novelist, dramatist and essayist was born in kutno, poland. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Buy the prophet cardinal giant ed by asch, sholem isbn. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for. Pauls conversion, from an enemy of the early christian church into an apostle and evangelist of. The book starts kind of slow, as many of his books do.
In 1903 he married mathilde shapiro, daughter of the poet menahem shapiro. Asch was one of ten children of moszek asz 1825 gabin1905 kutno, a cattledealer and innkeeper, and frajda malka. At a recent visit to the salvation army i found moses, by sholem asch. It is as if sholem asch were one of these characters, masterfully detailing life in israel while under the rule of rome, weaving the stories of individuals with the. The apostle sholem asch vintage hardcover book 1943. Prophet by sholem asch 1955 0601 hardcover january 1, 1656 4. Sholem asch was a yiddish writer, a polish jew who wrote about shtetl life in europe and became very well known, with his work being translated into many languages. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one that matches your. Prophet by sholem asch 19550601 hardcover january 1, 1656 4. The softback one fell to bits during my first reading but his one has well endured the second time round.
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