Noah Gordon, an American author whose novels about history, medicine and Jewish identity transformed him into a literary luminary abroad, died on Nov. 22 at his home in Dedham, MA. He was 95.

Mr. Gordon’s debut novel, The Rabbi (1965), the first of eight novels, dealt with the title character’s marriage to a minister’s daughter. It made The New York Times’s best-seller list for 26 weeks. His work has been published in 38 countries.

“Each morning, I go to my computer in anticipation of the emails I receive from readers in many countries,” Mr. Gordon wrote on his website. “I am grateful to every reader for enabling me to spend my life as a scribbler of tales.”