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Jakob der Lügner

by: Jurek Becker (author)

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This fable of a Jewish ghetto during World War II is one of the great literary masterworks of the Holocaust. Published in Germany in 1969, it is only now appearing in an authorized English translation. Concerning a former cafe owner who fabricates the story of the Russian army's inexorable... show more

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Format: Paperback

Publisher: Aufbau Verlag

Pages no: 300

Edition language: Deutsch

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Classics, History, Academic, School, Literature, European Literature, Cultural, Read For School, Historical Fiction, War, World War II, German Literature, Holocaust, Germany

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Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite rated it

10 years ago

http://summerreadingproject.booklikes.com Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite 4.5 Jacob the Liar, by Jurek Becker

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Is there such a thing as a good lie? Whenever this question comes up, I imagine that most people can agree that white lies are fine. Without them, we’d probably be perpetually annoyed with one another. But when the lies get bigger, it becomes harder and harder to say if a lie is justified—a “good” l...

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The Library of Babel rated it

16 years ago

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I'm still trying to get into the mood and spirit of the book. It's taking more time than expected, yet I'm still confident. Hopefully "Jakob the Liar" will gain both: my attention and some stars more before the end.

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