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One of the most remarkable novels of the Holocaust ever written, Jakob the Liar is a tale of everyday heroism and the extraordinary power of illusion. Set in an unnamed German-occupied ghetto, the story centers on an unlikely hero, Jakob Heym, who accidentally overhears news of vital importance: the Russians are advancing on a city three hundred miles away. As Jakob's tidings rekindle hope and the promise of liberation, he feels compelled to elaborate. Forming a protective bond with a young orphan girl, Jakob becomes caught in his own web of optimistic lies. Awarded Germany's prestigious Heinrich Mann Prize for fiction and in a new translation by Leila Vennewitz, Jakob the Liar is a masterpiece of Kafkaesque comedy which unfolds with the impact of a timeless folk legend.
Zakup książki
Jakob the Liar, Jurek Becker
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 1999
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- Jakob the Liar
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Jurek Becker
- Wydawca
- Plume
- Rok wydania
- 1999
- Oprawa
- miękka
- ISBN10
- 0452281709
- ISBN13
- 9780452281707
- Seria
- Tagi
- Tematy historyczne, Literatura niemiecka, Fikcja wojenna, Wojny, II Wojna Światowa, Szkoła, Żydzi, Holokaust, Nazizm, Nadzieja, Trzeci Rzesza (1933-1945), Kłamstwa, Radio, Getto
- Ocena
- 3,85 z 5
- Opis
- One of the most remarkable novels of the Holocaust ever written, Jakob the Liar is a tale of everyday heroism and the extraordinary power of illusion. Set in an unnamed German-occupied ghetto, the story centers on an unlikely hero, Jakob Heym, who accidentally overhears news of vital importance: the Russians are advancing on a city three hundred miles away. As Jakob's tidings rekindle hope and the promise of liberation, he feels compelled to elaborate. Forming a protective bond with a young orphan girl, Jakob becomes caught in his own web of optimistic lies. Awarded Germany's prestigious Heinrich Mann Prize for fiction and in a new translation by Leila Vennewitz, Jakob the Liar is a masterpiece of Kafkaesque comedy which unfolds with the impact of a timeless folk legend.