The author began his working life in advertising becoming an account executive. He draws on his experience in this field in the plot of this novel. He went on to become a minister of the Church of England taking a close interest in Judaism. Again he brings this element into the book demonstrating how Benjamin Traumann grows in maturity through the Jewish religion.
In this novel the author draws on his interest in the Jewish Faith and also his experience in the field of advertising.He introduces the reader to Bennie Traumann whose Jewish parents had escaped from persecution in Nazi Germany to find refuge in Chicago where his family had established a business m...
