![]() His idea of romantic love comes from operas like La Bohème and La Traviata where the heroine dies in the hero’s arms. Apart from his serial ineptitude with women, Julian has so few distinguishing features of his own that he earns his living as a stand-in for movie stars he resembles. Protagonist Julian Treslove uses the name “Finkler” as his personal euphemism for “Jew” the “Finkler question” is the Jewish question. Moreover, for all his wit and acuity, Howard Jacobson has achieved something even more enduring: a deeply moral reflection on the implications of identity and the consequences of loving ideas, fame, and other people. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in 2010 is above all a brilliant social comedy that crackles with quotable dialogue on practically every page. Despite what you may have heard, The Finkler Question is not a political novel about opponents of Zionism. ![]()
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