Jacob the Liar by Jurek Becker

Jacob the Liar

Jurek Becker

256 pages first pub 1969 (editions)

fiction historical reflective sad slow-paced
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During the Holocaust, one man\'s "small" lie gives false hope to his ghetto community. Originally published in 1969, and the basis of an Academy-Award-nominated film, this classic work comes now in a new translation by acclaimed translator Leila V...

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