The Fixer

Libro Usado, Tapa Blanda. "Set in Tsarist Russia in 1911, The Fixer is the story of Yakov Bok, a Jewish handyman who leaves his village to search for a better life in Kiev. Instead, he finds himself trapped in a nightmare. When a Christian boy is found murdered, Bok is falsely accused of the crime—specifically of 'ritual murder'—and becomes the scapegoat for a deeply antisemitic regime.Imprisoned without a trial, Bok faces brutal interrogations, solitary confinement, and severe psychological torture. Despite the overwhelming power of the state trying to force a confession, he refuses to break. What begins as a struggle for personal survival transforms into a powerful defense of human dignity, justice, and freedom. Based closely on the real-life 1913 trial of Menahem Mendel Beilis, this masterpiece explores the terrifying cost of prejudice and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit."