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This works on two levels, as a comic aside about aging and as a self-portrait of quickness and charm. The humor comes from the impossible wish for older company, while the closing line suggests an early confidence with language, the kind that can light up a family gathering or a room of strangers.
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About Howard Jacobson
British novelist and journalist
Howard Eric Jacobson is a British novelist and journalist. He is known for comic fiction, especially novels that explore the dilemmas of British Jewish characters. He won the Man Booker Prize. His writing blends humour with close attention to identity, culture, and private uncertainty. The comic edge is central to his work, and his novels often return to the pressures and contradictions faced by British Jewish lives.
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