num_pages: 11
description: Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in which they live. Though on the surface it explores religious faith—the intellectually committed as well as the passionately observant—the struggles addressed in The Chosen are familiar to families of all faiths and in all nations.In 1940s Brooklyn, New York, an accident throws Reuven Malther and Danny Saunders together. Despite their differences (Reuven is a Modern Orthodox Jew with an intellectual, Zionist father; Danny is the brilliant son and rightful heir to a Hasidic rebbe), the young men form a deep, if unlikely, friendship. Together they negotiate adolescence, family conflicts, the crisis of faith engendered when Holocaust stories begin to emerge in the U.S., loss, love, and the journey to adulthood. The intellectual and spiritual clashes between fathers, between each son and his own father, and between the two young men, provide a unique backdrop for this exploration of fathers, sons, faith, loyalty, and, ultimately, the power of love.An unabridged recording on 9 CDs (10 hours, 49 minutes).
language: English
title: The Chosen
titlecomplete: The Chosen
characters: Danny Saunders, Reuven Malter
genres: Classics, Judaism, Religion, Jewish, Young Adult, Novels, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 92113
places: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
series: Reuven Malther
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Edward Lewis Wallant Award, awardedAt: -63129600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Books on Tape