num_pages: 398
description: A man whose self-appointed task is to lead the Jews out of Israel and back to Europe is at the center of this meditation on identity
language: English
title: Operation Shylock: A Confession
titlecomplete: Operation Shylock: A Confession
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Israel, Literary Fiction, Novels, Jewish, Fiction, The United States Of America, Contemporary
ratings_count: 4399
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
publisher: Simon & Schuster