Howard Jacobson

Howard Jacobson
Born (1942-08-25) 25 August 1942
Manchester, England
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • columnist
  • broadcaster
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
Period1983–present
GenreBiographical
SubjectJewishness, humour
Notable awardsMan Booker Prize (2010)
Spouse
Barbara Starr
(m. 1964, divorced)

Rosalin Sadler
(m. 1978; div. 2004)

Jenny De Yong
(m. 2005)

Howard Eric Jacobson (born 25 August 1942) is a British novelist and journalist. He writes comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. He is a Man Booker Prize winner.