(Express Photo by Rohit Jain Paras) Author Howard Jacobson at the Jaipur Literature Festival. (Express Photo by Rohit Jain Paras)“Must you ask?” says Howard Jacobson, leaning back in his chair with a sigh. For nearly two decades, as a columnist for The Independent, Jacobson reflected upon contemporary politics and its impact on culture. A Jacobson novel is an immersion in the British Jewish experience, richly served by his unerring eye for satire and a delectable sense of whimsy. Instead, he’s working on rescuing himself from his novels for the memoir that he is writing.

Source: Indian Express February 16, 2020 00:56 UTC