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Mentioned in 5 episodes

The Ghost Writer

Book • 1979
The novel follows Nathan Zuckerman, a promising young writer, as he spends a night at the home of E.I.

Lonoff, a renowned author.

During his visit, Zuckerman becomes fascinated with Lonoff's assistant, Amy Bellette, and imagines her to be Anne Frank, leading to a series of imaginative and introspective episodes.

The book explores themes of identity, literary responsibility, and the Jewish experience.

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Mentioned in 5 episodes

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner
as a favorite adaptation of Anne Frank's story.
90 snips
The Sunday Read: ‘This Is the Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write’
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Virginie Bloch-Lainé
pour évoquer le traumatisme de Zuckerman face à l'accueil réservé à ses premières nouvelles.
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L’Amérique de Philip Roth (1933-2018)
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Mike Palindrome
that the ghost writer was Roth's best book.
348 Philip Roth (with Mike Palindrome)
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Anne Bogel
as a suspenseful, twisty and super dark book.
Ep 479: Balancing backlist with shiny new releases
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Brigid Misselhorn
as a book she was interested in from the summer reading guide, but found too intense for the summer setting.
Ep 490: Our team's best books of summer (Part 1)
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Tom McTague
when comparing Tony Blair's isolation to the plot of the book.
Labour's deja vu problem
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Steven J. Zipperstein
as the most bookish of all of Philip Roth's books.
Steven J. Zipperstein, "Philip Roth: Stung by Life" (Yale UP, 2025)

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