Jacob the Liar Summary
Jurek Becker

Jacob the Liar Overview

An East German novel reflecting on the Holocaust, Jacob the Liar is a powerful novel taking place in the Jewish ghetto of the Polish city of Lodz during its occupation in World War Two by the Nazis. It is told from the third-person perspective of an unnamed narrator two decades later who tells Jacob’s story. The novel tackles themes of storytelling, community, and hope.