Howard Jacobson

(b.1942)

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.

Awards: Wodehouse (2013), Booker (2010) see all

Genres: Literary Fiction

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)

Series contributed to

Hogarth Shakespeare
2. Shylock is My Name (2016)

Non fiction show

Awards

	2013 Wodehouse Prize : Zoo Time
	2010 Booker Prize : The Finkler Question
	2000 Wodehouse Prize : The Mighty Walzer

Award nominations

	2014 Goldsmiths Prize (nominee) : J
	2014 Booker Prize (shortlist) : J
	2007 Wodehouse Prize (nominee) : Kalooki Nights
	2006 Booker Prize (longlist) : Kalooki Nights
	2002 Booker Prize (longlist) : Who's Sorry Now?

Howard Jacobson recommends

The Hummingbird (2021)
Sandro Veronesi
"Pulls off the extraordinary feat of making you believe he is writing for your ears alone."

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