The Works of Jurek Becker A Thematic Analysis

An analysis of the prose writings of Jurek Becker, a Polish-born East German Jewish writer now living in West Berlin, a survivor of the Łódź ghetto and the Ravensbrück and Sachsenhausen concentration camps. Examines the themes of survival, resistance, and exile in his works and also his treatment of the ghetto experience, particularly in his novel "Jacob the Liar".