Acclaimed as the most remarkable novel of the Holocaust ever written in Germany, Jacob the Liar breaks with the genre's tradition of unremitting realism to offer a suspenseful and masterfully crafted tale of hope, desire, and the life-giving force of fiction. In the ghetto, the possession of a radio is punishable by death. Like thousands of his fellow prisoners, Jacob Heym is cut off from all news of the war - until he is arrested one evening and brought to the German military office, where he overhears a broadcast report ...
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Acclaimed as the most remarkable novel of the Holocaust ever written in Germany, Jacob the Liar breaks with the genre's tradition of unremitting realism to offer a suspenseful and masterfully crafted tale of hope, desire, and the life-giving force of fiction. In the ghetto, the possession of a radio is punishable by death. Like thousands of his fellow prisoners, Jacob Heym is cut off from all news of the war - until he is arrested one evening and brought to the German military office, where he overhears a broadcast report of the Red Army's advance to a city some 300 miles away. Miraculously, he is allowed to return to his quarters, but when he tries to spread the good news, he discovers the only way to make people believe him is to tell a lie: How do I know? I have a radio! Inevitably, one lie leads to another, and before long Jacob finds himself feeding the entire ghetto fabricated reports of the Russians' advance - reports that save lives when, under the shock of renewed hope, suicides cease and the people of the ghetto take heart. Jacob is a hero and a liar. But how long can his web of lies hold? Here for the first time is Leila Vennewitz's authorized translation of this classic novel, which won the Heinrich Mann Prize for fiction and Switzerland's Charles Veillon Award.
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As New. Text appears clean. Minor wear to cover from storage. Binding is tight. Looks very nice. 244 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 5. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 1559703156. ISBN/EAN: 9781559703154. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561018611.
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New. The book is New, In Excellent condition. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 3. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 1559703156. ISBN/EAN: 9781559703154. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560778501.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Originally published in Germany in 1969, this was the Polish author's first novel, subsequently an award-winning film. This is a Fine copy of the First US Edition (stated) of the "authorized" translation by Leila Vennewitz (Harcourt published a different translation in 1975). The dustjacket is unclipped, in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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New. 1559703156. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-BRAND NEW, PRISTINE--Text flawless; clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --with a bonus offer--
