Jakob der Lügner
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 three hundred 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.
German edition · First published 1975 by der Hörverlag · ISBN 9783867171137
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Editions
14 editions
German
- Jakob der Lügner · der Hörverlag · 2007 · ISBN 9783867171137 This page
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Suhrkamp · 2017 · ISBN 9783518468098
- Jakob der Lügner · speak low · 2016 · ISBN 9783940018236
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Suhrkamp · 2007 · ISBN 9783518419441
- Jakob, der Lügner: nach dem Roman von Jurek Becker · Butzon und Bercker · 2002 · ISBN 9783766604316
- Jakob der Lügner: Originaltext und Werklesung ; Einführung in Leben und Werk ; Kommentar, Interpretation, Materialien · Cornelsen · 2001 · ISBN 9783464613504
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Suhrkamp · 2000 · ISBN 9783518188156
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Suhrkamp · 1999 · ISBN 9783518394397
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Suhrkamp · 1997 · ISBN 9783518015100
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Suhrkamp · 1997 · ISBN 9783518409275
- Jakob der Lügner : Roman · Suhrkamp · 1997 · ISBN 9783518392430
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Reclam · 1988 · ISBN 9783379002363
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Suhrkamp · 1982 · ISBN 9783518372746
- Jakob der Lügner: Roman · Luchterhand · 1975 · ISBN 9783472610014
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