Friday, August 10, 2018

The Ghost Writer

Philip Roth's introduction of the writer Nathan Zuckerman in this novel is spellbinding, a word that is overused but is entirely apposite here. The action is confined to a New England country home, which intensifies the drama. The introduction of a young female character, and the imaginative flight that this inspires in Zuckerman, is hugely compelling.

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