Benjamin Disraeli, a popular novelist and distinguished statesman, is one of the most stunning biographies of the 19th century. Today it seems a miracle how Disraeli, born a Jew and still a despised minority in the eyes of the British, managed to become Prime Minister of Great Britain and one of the most powerful men in the world. Many books have been written about Disraeli as a master of political intrigue and as a novelist, but Adam Kirsch set himself a special task - “to understand Disraeli’s life as a Jewish story,” because otherwise, he believes, it is impossible to “appreciate the significance of Disraeli’s achievements.” .