But Reuven's father uses the method routinely in his scholarly writings. Hence Reuven's father could never teach in that school. All of it was written after The Chosen was published. For many reasons, almost all of the technical, that was an especially difficult book to write. The parts of The Chosen that my editor and I cut from the original manuscript have not been and never will be published.
Much writing has an autobiographical aspect.
One of the books we read was My name is Asher Lev. Being an artist on the side myself I was transfixed by the power this man's talent had over him. Reading this book one can't help but believe in destiny. Potok can tell an interesting story while delving deep into the human soul. A central point to the novel is a painting called A Brooklyn Crucifixion.