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In what ways is Ephraim a foil to Shimi? In your opinion, what causes the brothers to become estranged?
What does Shimi's childhood "incident" represent for him? Why can't he get past it?
In what ways do the characters and events in Live a Little challenge conventional notions of masculinity, maternity, and aging?
Discuss the ways parents and their behavior ended up influencing their children in the novel.
What drew Shimi to Beryl, and vice versa? How do the two characters complement each other?
BY HOWARD JACOBSON
Fiction
Coming from Behind
Peeping Tom
Redback
The Very Model of a Man
No More Mr. Nice Guy
The Mighty Walzer
Who’s Sorry Now?
The Making of Henry
Kalooki Nights
The Act of Love
The Finkler Question
J
Shylock Is My Name
Pussy
Nonfiction
Shakespeare’s Magnanimity (with Wilbur Sanders)
In the Land of Oz
Roots Schmoots
Seriously Funny: An Argument for Comedy
Whatever It Is, I Don’t Like It
The Swag Man (Kindle Single)
When Will Jews Be Forgiven the Holocaust? (Kindle Single)
The Dog’s Last Walk
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Howard Jacobson, Live a Little
