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Davita’s Harp by Chaim Potok | |
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About 90 pages (27,063 words) in 8 products |
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Chaim Potok | | Birth Date: |
February 17, 1929 | | Death Date: |
July 23, 2002 | | Place of Birth: |
New York, New York, United States | | Place of Death: |
Merion, Pennsylvania, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
Writer |
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 Biography of Chaim Potok
8421 words, approx. 28.1 pages
 Chaim Potok, rabbi and critical scholar of Judaic texts, has demonstrated in his literary career that the American novel is indeed a viable genre for writing about Jewish theology, liturgy, history, and scholarship. He has brought to American fiction a f... summary from source:
Biography of Chaim Potok
7727 words, approx. 25.8 pages
Chaim Potok, rabbi and critical scholar of Judaic texts, has demonstrated in his literary career that the American novel is indeed a viable genre for writing about Jewish theology, liturgy, history, and scholarship. He has brought to American fiction a f... summary from source:
 Biography of Chaim Potok
4899 words, approx. 16.3 pages
Chaim Potok "wrote of what he knew best, Jewish-Americans in the 20th century struggling with two contradictory yet valid points of view," according to Shirley Saad writing for the United Press International. In such popular and award-winning books as Th...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Davita’s Harp Information
907 words, approx. 3 pages
 Davita's Harp is a novel by Chaim Potok, published in 1985. It is the only one of Potok's novels to feature a female...
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 Ophthalmology Times Harping On Music
05/01/2004: 1,080 words, approx. 4 pages Musically inclined Not all harpists are angels sitting on clouds or beautiful women dressed in white playing at weddings. For the past 27 years, Michael Campion, MD, of Meza, AZ, has consistently been improving upon a musical skill that has brought great joy... summary from source:
Music Library Association. Notes Harps and Harpists
06/01/2008: 1,308 words, approx. 4 pages Harps and Harpists. By Roslyn Rensch. Revised edition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007. [363 p. ISBN-13 978-0-253-34893-7. $49.95. ] Illustrations, music examples, appendix, bibliography, index, compact disc. On the rare occasion when the question of who has written effectively in English about the...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by Paul Cowan
1,222 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following review, Cowan offers a favorable assessment of Davita's Harp, which he describes as "Mr. Potok's bravest book, though it is not his best."
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Critical Review by Cynthia Grenier
859 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following review, Grenier praises the "genuine seriousness and moral complexity" of Davita's Harp, but finds shortcomings in Potok's "stiff dialogue and stilted characters."
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Critical Review by Time
314 words, approx. 1 pages
In the following review, the critic gives a mixed evaluation of Davita's Harp.
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Davita’s Harp by Chaim Potok | |
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About 90 pages (27,063 words) in 8 products |
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