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288 pages • first pub 2016 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099593287
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: 04 August 2016
This novel suits the reader who craves a cerebral, darkly comic confrontation with Shakespeare’s most contentious Jewish figure as he debates identity, betrayal and modern anti-Semitism with a present-day Cheshire art-dealer whose daughter is dating a footballer who once flashed a Nazi salute.
Description
'Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?'With an absent wife and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire's...
Community Reviews
Moods
challenging: 58%
reflective: 52%
dark: 35%
mysterious: 23%
sad: 23%
tense: 23%
funny: 11%
informative: 11%
emotional: 5%
hopeful: 5%
lighthearted: 5%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Antisemitism
288 pages • first pub 2016 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099593287
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: 04 August 2016
This novel suits the reader who craves a cerebral, darkly comic confrontation with Shakespeare’s most contentious Jewish figure as he debates identity, betrayal and modern anti-Semitism with a present-day Cheshire art-dealer whose daughter is dating a footballer who once flashed a Nazi salute.
Description
'Who is this guy, Dad? What is he doing here?'With an absent wife and a daughter going off the rails, wealthy art collector and philanthropist Simon Strulovitch is in need of someone to talk to. So when he meets Shylock at a cemetery in Cheshire's...
Community Reviews
Moods
challenging: 58%
reflective: 52%
dark: 35%
mysterious: 23%
sad: 23%
tense: 23%
funny: 11%
informative: 11%
emotional: 5%
hopeful: 5%
lighthearted: 5%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Antisemitism