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The Lawgiver is a 2012 novel by American author Herman Wouk about a fictional group attempting to make a film about Moses. It is an epistolary work assembled from letters, memos, journal entries, articles, emails, text messages, and transcripts of Skype conversations rather than a conventional continuous narration. The mixed documents create a contemporary comedy of errors around filmmaking, while the characters debate Moses, marriage, tradition, rebellion, and reunion.
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Who wrote The Lawgiver?
The Lawgiver was written by Herman Wouk and published in 2012. It was his final novel and uses modern communications to frame a fictional film project about Moses.
What is the plot of The Lawgiver?
A group of filmmakers and writers tries to develop a movie about Moses while arguing over history, faith, casting, and artistic choices. The personal conflicts around the project form much of the novel’s story.
Why is The Lawgiver called an epistolary novel?
The story is told through letters, memos, diary entries, articles, emails, text messages, and Skype transcripts. This document-based structure lets readers see the same film project through many competing voices.
How does The Lawgiver connect to Herman Wouk’s earlier biblical fiction?
It returns to Moses, a subject Wouk had explored in The Lawgiver’s earlier spiritual and historical concerns, including his interest in biblical narrative. The 2012 novel is a contemporary backstage story rather than a straightforward retelling of Exodus.
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