This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Jacob the Liar (disambiguation).
1969 novel by Jurek Becker
Jacob the Liar
Book cover
Author
Jurek Becker
Original title
Jakob der Lügner
Translator
Melvin Kornfeld
Country
East Germany
Language
German
Genre
Tragedy
Publication date
1969
Published in English
1975 (Kornfeld) 1996 (Vennewitz)
Media type
Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN
0-15-145975-4 (English 1975) ISBN 978-1-55970-315-4 (English 1996)
OCLC
1502579
Dewey Decimal
833/.9/14
LC Class
PZ4.B3952 Jac3 PT2662.E294
Jacob the Liar is a 1969 novel written by the East German Jewish author Jurek Becker. The German original title is Jakob der Lügner (pronounced[ˈjaːkɔpdeːɐ̯ˈlyːɡnɐ]ⓘ). Becker was awarded the Heinrich-Mann Prize (1971) and the Charles Veillon Prize (1971) after the publication of his bestseller.
The novel was made into two films, Jacob the Liar (1975) by Frank Beyer, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, and Jakob the Liar (1999), a Hollywood production starring Robin Williams.
Jacob the Liar was first translated into English by Melvin Kornfeld in 1975, but without Becker's input. A new English translation was made in 1990 by Leila Vennewitz and Becker, published in 1996 it won the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize.
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