"A Replacement Life" is a novel by Boris Fishman, published in 2014. The story revolves around Slava Gelman, a young writer and aspiring journalist working at a prestigious magazine in New York City. Slava's life takes an unexpected turn when his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, asks him to help her with a scheme to defraud the German government by filing false claims for reparations. As Slava delves deeper into this morally ambiguous endeavor, he grapples with questions of identity, truth, and the legacy of the Holocaust. The novel explores themes of family, memory, and the complexities of immigrant experiences in America. Fishman's writing is praised for its wit, insight, and rich character development. "A Replacement Life" has been acclaimed for its exploration of the ethical dilemmas faced by descendants of Holocaust survivors and its portrayal of the immigrant experience in contemporary America.
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