{"product_id":"jacobos-rainbow-hardcover-1","title":"Jacobo's Rainbow - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hirshberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, National Indie Excellence Award 2021 Best Regional Fiction - Southwest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, National Indie Excellence Award 2021 Literary Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, National Indie Excellence Award 2021 Best Fiction Cover Design\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Independent Press Award 2021 Literary Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacobo's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e is an historical literary novel set primarily in the nineteen sixties during the convulsive period of the student protest movements and the Vietnam War. \u003c\/b\u003eIt focuses on the issue of being an outsider the 'other' an altogether common circumstance that resonates with readers in today's America. Written from a Jewish perspective, it speaks to universal truths that affect us all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the occasion of the 15th anniversary of a transformative event in Jacobo's life the day he is sent to jail he writes about what happened behind the scenes of the Free Speech Movement which provides the backdrop for a riveting story centered on his emergence into a world he never could have imagined. His recording of those earlier events is the proximate cause of his being arrested. Jacobo is allowed to leave jail under the condition of being drafted, engages in gruesome fighting in Vietnam, and returns to continue his work of chronicling America in the throes of significant societal changes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacobo's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of triumph over adversity (hypocrisy, loss, lies, murder, concealment, prejudice) that is told with vivid descriptions, perceptive insights, humor and sensitivity, which enables the reader to identify with the characters who come to life in a realistic fashion to illustrate who we are, how we behave, and what causes us to change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt can be read on three levels: (1) The story of what it was like to have lived through and been a participant in the Free Speech Movement and the Vietnam War ('The Sixties'); (2) A metaphor for what is going on college campuses today, in terms of the shutting down of speech and the rise of anti-Semitism; and (3) What life is like for the 'outsider.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacobo's Rainbow \u003c\/em\u003eis an historical literary novel set primarily in the nineteen sixties during the convulsive period of the student protest movements and the Vietnam War.\u003c\/strong\u003e It focuses on the issue of being an outsider-the other-an altogether common circumstance that resonates with readers in today's America. Written from a Jewish perspective, it speaks to universal truths that affect us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the occasion of the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary of a transformative event in Jacobo's life; the day he is sent to jail; he writes about what happened behind the scenes of the Free Speech Movement; which provides the backdrop for a riveting story centered on his emergence into a world he never could have imagined. His recording of those earlier events is the proximate cause of his being arrested. Jacobo is allowed to leave jail under the condition of being drafted, engages in gruesome fighting in Vietnam, and returns to continue his work of chronicling America in the throes of significant societal changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacobo's Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of triumph over adversity (hypocrisy, loss, lies, murder, concealment, prejudice) that is told with vivid descriptions, perceptive insights, humor and sensitivity, which enables the reader to identify with the characters who come to life in a realistic fashion to illustrate who we are, how we behave, and what causes us to change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt can be read on three levels: (1) The story of what it was like to have lived through and been a participant in the Free Speech Movement and the Vietnam War (The Sixties); (2) A metaphor for what is going on college campuses today, in terms of the shutting down of speech and the rise of anti-Semitism; and (3) What life is like for the outsider.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265359724793,"sku":"9781941493281","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MBSDgTwpQp9781941493281_65eca308-d1ce-4304-9636-e4a3dbb83212.webp?v=1768843008","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/jacobos-rainbow-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}