num_pages: 454
description: Famous Biblical scholar David Lurie recalls his education, the origins of his determined pursuit of the truth, and his personal and spiritual beginnings as they evolved against the backdrop of immigrant Jewish family life, Depression, World War, and Holocaust
language: English
title: In the Beginning
titlecomplete: In the Beginning
genres: Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Judaica, Classics, Jewish, Judaism, Religion
ratings_count: 2917
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Premio Grinzane Cavour
category: Narrativa Straniera
publisher: Knopf