[Faith-talk] Jewish and Buddhist fiction

[Penny Golden]

The Chaim Potok book that I read must have been part of the NLS.  It 
could have been something from JBI.

Talented author.
At 09:36 AM 3/18/2010, you wrote:
>Ah -- yes, you found the author of "The Chosen", which was made into the
>movie that I saw.    I haven't read the book, but the movie was excellent. I
>would read it if I had it.
>Thanks for the list.
>--le
>
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>From: "Virginia Walden" <vlwalden at gmail.com>
>To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:08 PM
>Subject: [Faith-talk] Jewish and Buddhist fiction
>
>
>Greetings!
>
>Ever since John inquired about fiction dealing with other faith traditions
>such as Judaism and Buddhism, I've been scratching around and trying to come
>up with something.  At first, I could only think of Elie Wiesel's novels.
>  They are often highly theological and evidence a profound respect for
>Jewish observance.  Some of my favorite Wiesel novels are: "The Town Behind
>the Wall," "The Forgotten," "Twilight," and, "The Time of the Uprooted."
>
>There are also Wiesel's profiles of early Hasidic Rebbes
>(charismatic teachers, but not necessarily rabbis).  While these are not
>exactly fiction, they have lots of traditional Hasidic stories--stories that
>are still shared among Hasidic Jewish communities today.  Some of these
>books include: "Souls on Fire," "Somewhere A Master," and "Four Hasidic
>Masters and Their Struggle Against Melancholy."
>
>Another Jewish author who writes from an observant perspective is Chaim
>Potok.  I read one of his novels, "The Chosen," when I was taking a class
>from Elie Wiesel in graduate school.  I enjoyed the novel. There is conflict
>between Jewish tradition and modernity depicted in the novel.  I thought
>Potok avoided simplistic conclusions about this conflict.  Potok was raised
>in the Orthodox tradition and became a Rabbi.  Some of his other novels
>include: "The Chosen," "My Name is Asher Lev," "Davita's Harp," and "The
>Gift of Asher Lev."
>
>I've also found two collections of Buddhist fiction.  I haven't read either,
>but I'm looking forward to getting a hold of them.  The first is, "Nixon
>Under the Bodhi Tree and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction," edited by Kate
>Wheeler.  The second is titled, "You Are Not Here and Other Works of
>Buddhist Fiction," edited by Keith Kachtick.
>
>Finally, returning to the subject of Christian authors, has anyone mentioned
>J.R.R. Tolkien yet?  He's an old standard, but one of my favorites!  Thanks
>for letting me go on a bit!
>
>Wishing all the best,
>Ginnie
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