Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson has written seventeen novels and six works of non-fiction. He won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award in 2000 for The Mighty Walzer and then again in 2013 for Zoo Time . In 2010 he won the Man Booker Prize for The Finkler Question ; he was also shortlisted for the prize in 2014 for J .
Howard Jacobson has written seventeen novels and six works of non-fiction. He won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award in 2000 for The Mighty Walzer and then again in 2013 for Zoo Time . In 2010 he won the Man Booker Prize for The Finkler Question ; he was also shortlisted for the prize in 2014 for J . See less
Howard Jacobson's Featured Books
Howard Jacobson book reviews
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Kalooki Nights
Kalooki Nights
In 2007, I received this book as a birthday gift from a sweet friend and colleague who knew I loved to read.. I didn't like the book but still remember and am grateful for her thoughtfulness.
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Seriously Funny: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
Understanding Comedy
by Arturo U, Apr 21, 2011
A good overview of the philosophical, literary and historical significance of the comic in literature. Jacobson is an authority on the subject, both as scholar and writer. Read More
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The Mighty Walzer
Not to be missed
by Jean O, Jan 29, 2011
Very few books have the ability to make me laugh out loud and to cry but this book made me do both Read More
