Daniel Stein, Translator

The novel by Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Daniel Stein, Translator, is a literary sensation of the early 21st century. Huge print runs, loud debates, and finally, the Big Book Prize. Daniel Stein (the character has a specific prototype), at the risk of his life (he is Jewish), saves about three hundred ghetto prisoners during World War II.

At the end of the war, he, having been baptized, becomes a Catholic priest and goes to Israel, where he continues to serve people – this is how he understands his mission…