For 10 points, name this author who wrote The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev.
In one novel by this author, the protagonist's mother ends her relationship with the communist Charles Carter after Stalin signs a nonaggression pact with Hitler. In addition to Davita's Harp, another work by this author details the life of the title man, including his tutelage by Jacob Kahn, before that artist paints his masterpiece, Brooklyn Crucifixion. Another work by this author describes the teen years of Reuven Malten in New York City. For 10 points, name this author who wrote The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev.
In one novel by this author, the protagonist's mother ends her relationship with the communist Charles Carter after Stalin signs a nonaggression pact with Hitler.
Chaim (CCHIGH-im) {Potok}