Fagin the Thief is a gripping and deeply human reimagining of one of literature‘s most infamous villains. Fagin, best known as the cunning and sinister figure in Oliver Twist, has long been criticized as one of the most egregious antisemitic caricatures in English literature. Epstein‘s novel seeks to reclaim his story, granting him a past, a family, and a soul haunted by ghosts—both literal and metaphorical.