Dan Jacobson je prozaik, povídkář, kritik a esejista, jehož raná díla se zaměřovala na jihoafrická témata. Později se jeho tvorba rozšířila o fantasy, fikční zpracování historických událostí, paměti, kritické eseje a cestopisy. Jeho styl je charakteristický hlubokým vhledem do lidské psychiky a společenských otázek, často s nádechem ironie a intelektuální bystrosti. Jacobsonovo dílo zkoumá témata identity, paměti a střetu kultur, přičemž si zachovává jedinečnou narativní sílu a precizní jazyk.
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.