Kalooki Nights

Written by Howard Jacobson

Narrated by Steven Crossley

Self-described by the author as "the most Jewish novel that has ever been written by anybody, anywhere," Howard Jacobson's Kalooki Nights has received glowing critical accolades from every major publication in London. It is a strikingly profound testament to the truth that, even after enduring 5,000 years of hardships, the Jewish people still maintain an unbeatable sense of humour. "[A] work of genius."-Times (London)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 11, 2008
• ISBN: 9781436142960

Howard Jacobson

Howard Jacobson

Reviews for Kalooki Nights

[bergs47 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Do I give up on Jacobson? I loved all his earlier works then I got to the Henry one, which I just managed to finish. I gave up on An Act of Love and took 2 years to read this one. Will the original Howard please come back all is forgiven

[alexrichman_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

When Jewish novelists resort to writing about the Holocaust in the 21st century it seems so very obvious. This book is unashamedly obsessed, not just with not just Nazism but the chosen people it sought to extinguish - but just because it is knowingly obsessed doesn't making it any less trying. A weak plot and florid writing, combined with one of my least favourite topics; if this is Jacobson's masterpiece, I suppose he's not for me.

[hazelk_9 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Jacobson is an inventive and comic writer and so I felt something lacking in myself that I didn't finish this novel. Perhaps it is that his exuberant style overwhelms me at times

[sushidog · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I read this after hearing a great interview with Howard Jacobson on CBC. Perhaps I missed something, but I was disappointed by the book. The central character believes every gentile is an anti-semite. The only two non-jewish characters in the novel that aren't anti-semites have devoted their lives to loving and understanding Jewish history and culture. I was hoping that the narrator would learn something by the end, but I must have missed it. I will read more of his books, though, as I liked his style.Maybe it was all meant to be a charicature (the narrator is a cartoonist after all), but it was lost on me. Perhaps I was trying too hard to see the narrator's point of view that I missed the author making fun of his narrator. If so, too subtle for me.