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4 picks · 1959–1981

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Smart Money
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Nathan Zuckerman is a writer trying to cope with the instant celebrity he has achieved since the publication of his book "Carnovsky" and the cover story …

The Ghost Writer
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Part Two Nathan Zuckerman, staying overnight in the Berkshire home of famous writer E.I. Lonoff, attempts to write a letter to his father, in Newark, who …

The Ghost Writer
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Part 1 of Philip Roth’s 1979 novel about a young writer who discovers the strains of literary life as a guest at the Berkshires home of his idol.