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Bernard Avishai's complaint: Philip Roth is a master, misunderstood

The Hebrew University professor takes a new look at the American writer's blockbuster 1969 novel.

By Gerald Sorin | 10:25 11.06.12 |

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He is an amazing genius, indeed! Read 'The Counterlife', and 'Operation Shylock'. Extraordinary. An eye-opening for Israeli Jews!
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