Jacob the Liar
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Jacob the Liar
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Narrated by:
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Bryan Kennedy
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Written by:
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Jurek Becker
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Leila Vennewitz - translator
About this listen
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 300 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.
©2012 Aufbau Verlag. Translation copyright 2012 by Jurek Becker and Leila Vennewitz (P)2012 Audible, Inc.