Dan Jacobson, novelista, cuentista, crítico y ensayista, se centró inicialmente en temas sudafricanos en sus primeras obras. Su producción posterior se diversificó, abarcando fantasía, relatos históricos ficcionalizados, memorias, ensayos críticos y escritos de viajes. La escritura de Jacobson se caracteriza por una profunda exploración de la psicología humana y los problemas sociales, a menudo infundida de ironía y agudeza intelectual. Su obra profundiza en temas de identidad, memoria y encuentros culturales, manteniendo un distintivo poder narrativo y precisión lingüística.
The memoir explores the aftermath of Rabbi Heshel Melamed's death, which allowed his family to escape Lithuania. His grandson's journey to the country post-Communism serves as a reflection on the interplay of secularism, religion, and familial ties. Through his personal narrative, he engages with the shadows of history while seeking moments of light and understanding, creating a philosophical tableau that intertwines past and present.
Celia Dinan died some two hundred years ago – back in the twenty-first century. As her life is rediscovered it becomes apparent that she is the author of a powerful and passionate tale – a tale which only she could have written but which 'everywoman' will painfully acknowledge as her own.