Howard Jacobson Writer

Howard Jacobson (born 25 August 1942) is a Man Booker Prize-winning British author and journalist. He is best known for writing comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 25, 1942
Birth place
Manchester

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Career start1983
award
Man Booker Prize
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Howard Jacobson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1246_the_forum/page29.shtml
  2. http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/literature-and-creative-writing/creative-writing/howard-jacobson-on-creating-characters