The Ghost Writer
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Average rating3.6
The first novel in Roth's Zuckerman Bound trilogy, The Ghost Writer introduces Nathan Zuckerman in the 1950s, a budding writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovering the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E.I. Lonoff. At Lonoff's, Zuckerman meets Amy Bellette, a haunting young woman of indeterminate foreign background who turns out to be a former student of Lonoff's and who may also have been his mistress. Zuckerman, with his active, youthful imagination, wonders if she could be the paradigmatic victim of Nazi persecution. If she were, it might change his life. --From publisher description.
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Series
9 primary books10 released books#1 in Complete Nathan Zuckerman
Complete Nathan Zuckerman is a 10-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 1974 with contributions by Philip Roth.
Series
4 primary books#1 in Zuckerman Bound
Zuckerman Bound is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Philip Roth.
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An early Roth book, and the first of many revolving around the Zuckerman character. It starts out extremely well written, like almost everything he does, but only somewhat interesting. The book takes a very interesting turn though, midway through, as the book focuses on a character who may or may not be Anne Frank, having survived the war. What a creative thought. Pretty short, as many of his works are.
Cleansed my soul of average dystopian YA novels with a proper literary read. Engaging and beautifully written...short as well!
