Roth, Philip
The Ghost Writer
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099477570
- author:
- Roth, Philip
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth introduces Nathan Zuckerman in 1950s America, a young writer infatuated with great books. As an overnight guest at his literary idol E.I. Lonoff's secluded New England farmhouse, Zuckerman meets Amy Bellette, a haunting young woman of indeterminate background who may also have been Lonoff's former student and lover. Zuckerman becomes obsessed with the possibility that Amy could be the paradigmatic victim of Nazi persecution, which would change his life and the direction of his writing. The novel explores the tensions between literature and life, artistic truthfulness and conventional decency, and those who live with the consequences of sacrificing one for the other. A powerful exploration of the complexities of art and experience, The Ghost Writer is a thought-provoking tale that delves into the human condition.
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