“J” is a dystopian romance novel by Howard Jacobson which occurs decades in the future between Kevern and Ailinn, the surviving descendants of a persecuted Jewish population. "J" deals with incredibly important themes that range from identity, religion, and dystopianism to knowledge and gender roles as Kevern and Ailinn come to grips that they are Jewish.
Howard Jacobson's 1996 television series on the nature of the comic and accompanying written study, published in 1997, are titled Seriously Funny. That title, at once oxymoron and skittish postmodern ...
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Howard Jacobson