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David de Young's avatar

What a great anecdote about what Roth said to Nathan Englander. Worth reading for that moment alone. Thanks!

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Thanks so much, David. I'm fascinated that Philip Roth didn't learn more from his own writing. Perhaps he took a peculiar joy in his spite. Or perhaps his spite played a peculiar role in his inspiration/motivation to write.

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Scott Waldyn's avatar

I really enjoyed this. It's something I've wondered but never really thought about.

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