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- noun United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933)
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philip roth is coming out with a new book ,i had no idea! i agree that his work is widely varying, but he is not typical in that regard, his genius is partly sprung from his mastery of different forms. portnoy, for example, is a book with all character and little detail compared to american pastoral, which is crammed with dates and names and places etc.
How to Review Roth (Or Oates, Updike, Etc.) Erika D. 2008
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