The Gift of Asher Lev by Potok, Chaim - 1990

William Heinemann, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Alois Priechenfried, with brown and dark brown coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. Asher Lev has lived in self isolation in France for over 20 years to escape his insular Jewish upbringing in New York. He returns to Brooklyn on the death of his uncle and, " ... almost immediately finds himself plunged into the conflict – between the culture he was born into and that which he has forged for himself – which compelled his exile years before. Forced once again to choose between the sacred and the worldly, the decision he makes will affect not only his own life at that of the entire community, the sanctity of his family, and, most profoundly, the fate of his son." – from front fold over panel blurb.  Minor softening of the backstrip edges and rubbing of the book corners. Light tanning of the textblock edges and age toning of the pages. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels.  This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 5 - 369, [5] pages.. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Judaica; ISBN: 0434596051. ISBN/EAN: 9780434596058. Inventory No: 0130172. . 9780434596058