Jurek Becker

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Jurek Becker (September 30, 1937, Łódź, Poland - March 14, 1997, Sieseby, Schleswig-Holstein) was a Polish-born German writer. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films. He lived in Lodz for about two years and survived the 'ghetto'.

[edit] Works available in English translation

• Sleepless Days (1986)
• Jacob the Liar (1990)
• Bronstein's Children (1999)
• The Boxer (2002)

[edit] References

Gilman, Sander L., Jurek Becker: A Life in Five Worlds (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003) ISBN 0-226-29393-9