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Howard Jacobson
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August 25, 1942
in Manchester, England, The United Kingdom
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Pornography again. When we last discussed pornography, we noted how having nothing better to do explains, in part, the hours expended on it. "The devil finds work for idle hands" – never were wiser words spoken. If it's true that past the age of fervent procreation we rub the itch of sex as much out of tedium as desire, then how much more is pornography – in particular, internet pornography – t...
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The Finkler Question
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2010
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Kalooki Nights
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2006
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The Mighty Walzer
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1999
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The Act of Love
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Coming from Behind
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The Making of Henry
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No More Mr. Nice Guy
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1998
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Peeping Tom
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Roots Schmoots: Journeys Among Jews
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In The Land Of Oz
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“But what is the imagination for if not tto grasp how the world feels to those who don't think what you think?”
― Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question
― Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question
“I suspect you're thinking of Pascal,' Finkler said, finally.'Only he said the opposite. He said you might as well wager on God because that way, even if He doesn't exist, you've nothing to lose. Whereas if you wager against God and He does exist...'
'You're in the shit.”
― Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question
'You're in the shit.”
― Howard Jacobson, The Finkler Question
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