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The ghostwriter: Philip Roth was a master in the attempted manipulation of his own image, both during his life and after his death

August 30, 2021June 14, 2022
by Steven Beattie

A pugilistic, self-absorbed author, a scandal-mired biographer, and a disillusioned scholar. What could possibly go wrong?

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Blake BaileyIra NadelJacques BerlinerblauPhilip Roth

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