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Philip Roth - Operation Shylock: A Confession

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In this fiendishly imaginative, dizzyingly paced bestseller, Philip Roth meets a man who may or may not be Philip Roth. Someone with that name has been touring the State of Israel, promoting a bizarre exodus in reverse, and it is up to Roth to stop him--even if that means impersonating his impersonator.

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Authors	Philip Roth
Fiction Genre	Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre	• • • • • •
Awards	1994 PEN/Faulkner Award

Professional Reviews

Professional Reviews

<b><i>New York Times Book Review</i>:</b> "The book is throughout an impassioned quarrel within the author's consciousness. Carefully wrought though it is, it reads improvisationally. At one point, Roth even wishes he could escape from his absurd plot....Despite the seriousness of its theme, the book carries the feeling of creative joy. One feels that Roth feels that he's let rip. He is a shade self-congratulatory, also verbose; yet it is mostly a seductive verbosity...."

Book Editions

Book Editions

PaperbackReprintMarch 01, 1994Vintage Books8"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.75 lbs.9780679750291

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