The Finkler Question — Howard Jacobson

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Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson is a profound, witty, and emotionally resonant exploration of identity, friendship, and what it means to belong. The story follows Julian Treslove, a former BBC producer, and his lifelong friends—Sam Finkler, a prominent Jewish philosopher, and Libor Sevcik, their charismatic former teacher—both recently widowed. When Treslove is mysteriously attacked one evening, the incident sparks an unexpected and often hilarious journey into his own understanding of Jewishness, loss, and self-perception.

Brilliantly written and rich in insight, The Finkler Question is both a sharp social comedy and a tender meditation on grief, memory, and the complexity of modern identity.