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      The Ghost Writer

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      When talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of American Literature, E.

      When talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of Ameri...

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      Product ID:9780099477570
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Ghost Writer
      Authors:Author: Philip Roth
      Page Count:192
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), 20th century
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      When talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of American Literature, E.

      When talented young writer Nathan Zuckerman makes his pilgrimage to sit at the feet of his hero, the reclusive master of American Literature, E. I. Lonoff, he soon finds himself enmeshed in the great Jewish writer''s domestic life, with all its complexity, artifice and drive for artistic truth.

      As Nathan sits in breathlessly awkward conversation with his idol, a glimpse of a dark-haired beauty through a closing doorway leaves him reeling. He soon learns that the entrancing vision is Amy Bellette, but her position in the Lonoff household - student? mistress? - remains tantalisingly unclear. Over a disturbed and confusing dinner, Nathan gleans snippets of Amy’s haunting Jewish background, and begins to draw his own fantastical conclusions…


      Imprint Name:Vintage
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2005-06-02

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      Weight142 g
      Dimensions195 × 130 × 13 mm