Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch was a major Yiddish writer who also wrote English-language novels about Biblical figures and immigrant Jewish life in America. The Nazarene and East River brought Yiddish literary culture into English.
Works
- The NazareneNovel reimagining the life of Jesus Christ in first-century Palestine
- East RiverNovel depicting life among Jewish immigrant communities on New York's East River
- The ApostleNovel retelling the life of Saint Paul and spread of early Christianity
- MaryNovel exploring the life and faith of Virgin Mary in early Christian tradition
- Three CitiesNovel set in Jewish communities across Warsaw, Paris, and Moscow before revolution