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Howard Jacobson


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Born in Manchester, England in 1942, novelist and broadcaster Howard Jacobson was educated at Cambridge University. He lectured at the University of Sydney for three years before returning to England where he taught English at Selwyn College.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
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Novels
   The Exagoge of Ezekiel (1982)
   Coming from Behind (1983)
   Peeping Tom (1984)
   Redback (1986)
   In the Land of Oz (1987)
   The Very Model of a Man (1992)
   Expulsion from Paradise (1996)
   No More Mr. Nice Guy (1998)
   The Mighty Walzer (1999)
   Who's Sorry Now (2002)
   The Making of Henry (2004)
   Kalooki Nights (2006)
   The Act of Love (2008)
   The Finkler Question (2010)
   Zoo Time (2012)
   J (2014)
   Pussy (2017)
   Live a Little (2019)
   What Will Survive of Us (2024)
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Howard Jacobson recommends
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The Hummingbird (2021)
Sandro Veronesi
"Pulls off the extraordinary feat of making you believe he is writing for your ears alone."

Awards
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Novel winner (2000) : The Mighty Walzer
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2006) : Kalooki Nights
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Novel nominee (2007) : Kalooki Nights
Booker Prize Best Novel winner (2010) : The Finkler Question
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Novel winner (2013) : Zoo Time
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2014) : J
Goldsmiths Prize Best Book nominee (2014) : J


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