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The Apostle (1943) is a novel by Sholem Asch. Translated from the Yiddish by Maurice Samuel.

Abstract

This international bestseller is a portrayal of Paul of Tarsus and early years of Christianity.

"Asch's next great trilogy (after Three Cities) dealt with the founders of Christianity & was comprised of The Nazarene (1939) The Apostle (1943) and Mary (1949). They were enthusiastically received by the English-language press, but not by the Yiddish. The Yiddish daily Forward, to which Asch had hitherto been a regular contributor, not only refused to publish the work, but openly attacked the author for encouraging heresy and conversion by preaching Christianity. Only a very few critics discussed the literary merits of the book, most of the Jewish press following the Forward's lead in attacking him. The result was an estrangement between Asch and the Yiddish reading public which never healed. His last book was The Prophet (1955) about Deutero-Isaiah."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in New York, NY: Putnam's, 1943 (#1812), in English translation from the Yiddish by Maurice Samuel.

Translations=

• Apóstolo (1945 Asch), novel (Portuguese ed.)
• Aposteln (1945 Asch), novel (Swedish ed.)
• Az apostol (1946 Asch), novel (Hungarian ed.)
• Der Apostel (1946 Asch), novel (German ed.)
• De Apostel (1947 Asch), novel (Dutch ed.)
• Al-Rasul (1949 Asch), novel (Arabic ed.)
• Apostol (1949 Asch), novel (Czech ed.)
• L’Apostolo (1950 Asch / Castigliano), novel (Italian ed.)
• Apostelen (1950 Asch), novel (Danish ed.)

External links

• [ Google Books]