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On the Jewish Novel
FromThe LRB Podcast
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2024
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When Deborah Friedell and Adam Thirlwell met twenty years ago, they started a discussion about Jewish identity they are still puzzling over today. Revisiting Philip Roth’s The Counterlife (1986), an American take on British antisemitism and the escapist allure of aliyah, Adam and Deborah discuss the nuances of Jewish experience and novel-writing across the Atlantic.Find further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/jewishnovelpodWatch Judith Butler’s 2011 Winter Lecture: ‘Who owns Kafka?’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 28, 2024
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