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Simon Strulovitch is a grieving widower whose life unravels when his daughter Beatrice turns his world upside down, and his daughter Jessica breaks away from Jewish tradition. In this modern re‑imagining of Shakespeare’s Shylock, the Strulovitch family grapples with grief, betrayal, and cultural identity, casting the timeless themes of the original play onto a contemporary setting.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Howard Jacobson
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