The Fragmented Life of Don Jacobo Lerner (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Isaac Goldemberg
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: From 1923 to 1935
- Setting: Peru, primarily Lima and Chepén
- Principal Characters: Jacobo Lerner, Bertila Wilson, Efraín Wilson, Francisca Wilson, Moisés Lerner, Sara Lerner, Miriam Abramowitz, Juana Paredes, León Mitrani, Samuel Edelman
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Tradition, Marriage, Religion, Villages, 1920’s, 1930’s, Jews or Jewish life, South America or South Americans, Peru or Peruvians
- Locales: Lima, Peru
The Novel
The Fragmented Life of Don Jacobo Lerner, which begins on the night before Don Jacobo’s death, recounts the major events of his twelve years as a Russian Jew in Peru through objective narratives and through what might be called the testimony of those with whom his life was involved. The novel traces the steps toward the loss of a sense of self in two major characters: Jacobo Lerner himself and his illegitimate son, Efraín.
When Jacobo arrives in Peru, driven from Russia by a pogrom, he intends to marry a Jewish girl, produce a family, make money, and...
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