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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.
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Jakob the Liar, Jurek Becker
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- Année de publication
- 1999
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- Abîmé
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- Titre
- Jakob the Liar
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Jurek Becker
- Éditeur
- Plume
- Publié
- 1999
- Format
- souple
- ISBN10
- 0452281709
- ISBN13
- 9780452281707
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Thème historique, Classiques, Littérature allemande, Prose de guerre, Guerres, Seconde Guerre mondiale, L'école, Juifs, Holocauste, Nazisme, Espoir, Mensonges, Troisième Reich (Allemagne nazie), 1933-1945, Radio, Ghetto
- Évaluation
- 3,85 sur 5
- Description
- 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.