The Finkler Question

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Identity, love, and loss explored with wit.

"The Finkler Question" is a witty exploration of identity, love, and loss. It follows the story of three old school friends who reconnect and share their experiences of lost love. The protagonist, Julian Treslove, experiences a life-changing event that challenges his sense of self. Recommended for readers who enjoy thought-provoking and humorous literary fiction.

  • Booker Prize (2010)
  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2012)
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The Finkler Question

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ISBN: 9781408809938
Authors: Howard Jacobson
Date of Publication: 2011-05-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 2.83
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Julian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular former BBC radio producer, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer, and television personality, are old school friends. Despite a prickly relationship and very different lives, they've never lost touch with each other, or with their former teacher, Libor Sevcik.Dining together one night at Sevcik's apartment—the two Jewish widowers and the unmarried Gentile, Treslove—the men share a sweetly painful evening, reminiscing on a time before they had loved and lost, before they had prized anything greatly enough to fear the loss of it. But as Treslove makes his way home, he is attacked and mugged outside a violin dealer's window.
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Identity, love, and loss explored with wit.

"The Finkler Question" is a witty exploration of identity, love, and loss. It follows the story of three old school friends who reconnect and share their experiences of lost love. The protagonist, Julian Treslove, experiences a life-changing event that challenges his sense of self. Recommended for readers who enjoy thought-provoking and humorous literary fiction.

  • Booker Prize (2010)
  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Nominee (2011)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.