(Fiction, 307 pp. 2010)
This brash, irreverent novel tackles the anxiety of Jewish life in Britain today through the lives of two Jewish widowers and their close non-Jewish friend. At times uncomfortable, always witty, this winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize offers a darkly satiric perspective on Jewish identity, anti-Semitism, shifting attitudes towards Israel, and the nature of male friendship.
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- Review by Janet Maslin, New York Times, October 21, 2010
- Review by Leo Robson, New Statesman, July 30, 2010
- Review by Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2010
- Review by Ron Charles, Washington Post, October 13, 2010
- Review by Edward Docx, The Observer, August 15, 2010
- Article by Nicholas Lezard, “Is Howard Jacobson the only person writing British Jewish novels?,” The Guardian, October 15, 2010
- Article by Mark Brown, “Howard Jacobson wins Booker Prize 2010 for The Finkler Question,” The Guardian, October 12, 2010
- “Seven Jewish Children” from Wikipedia
- “British Jews” from Wikipedia
- Article by Donald Weber, “Anglo-Jewish Literature Raises Its Voice”
- Article by Howard Jacobson, “Anti-Zionism: Facts (and Fictions),” Jewish Chronicle, July 28, 2010
- Video interview (4 min.)
