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American Pastoral

Philip Roth

A former athletic star, devoted family man, and owner of a thriving glove factory, Seymour "Swede" Levov finds his life coming apart during the social disorder of the 1960s, when his beloved daughter turns revolutionary terrorist out to destroy her father's world. 100,000 first printing. $150,000 ad...

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Today, Explained

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Today, Explained

This novel was cited as one of Philip Roth's 24 works.

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Mr. Roth is the author of 24 novels, including Fort Noy's Complaint and American Pastoral.

— Episode: All the sad young literary men

Episode: All the sad young literary men

This novel was cited as one of Philip Roth's 24 works.

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Mr. Roth is the author of 24 novels, including Fort Noy's Complaint and American Pastoral.

The Ben Shapiro Show

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The Ben Shapiro Show

The speaker mentioned this book when describing the background of a wealthy student arrested for rioting, suggesting the student's privileged life was a real-life embodiment of the novel's themes.

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so we are now living out filip ross american pastoral

— Episode: Ep. 1090 - Everything Is On Fire

Episode: Ep. 1090 - Everything Is On Fire

The speaker mentioned this book when describing the background of a wealthy student arrested for rioting, suggesting the student's privileged life was a real-life embodiment of the novel's themes.

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so we are now living out filip ross american pastoral

The Matt Walsh Show

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The Matt Walsh Show

The hosts suggested that American Pastoral was written shortly after 1965, implying it was a notable novel from that era.

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I think maybe American Pastoral was written a little after that.

— Episode: Daily Wire Backstage: 2022 Season Finale

Episode: Daily Wire Backstage: 2022 Season Finale

The hosts suggested that American Pastoral was written shortly after 1965, implying it was a notable novel from that era.

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I think maybe American Pastoral was written a little after that.

No Stupid Questions

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No Stupid Questions

A passage from this book was quoted by an investor who discussed it in relation to making assumptions about people prior to ever meeting them, especially during the hiring process.

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He says, before an interview, I sometimes reread this great passage from Philip Roth's American Pastoral.

— Episode: 55. What Changes Will Stick When the Pan...

Episode: 55. What Changes Will Stick When the Pandemic Is G...

A passage from this book was quoted by an investor who discussed it in relation to making assumptions about people prior to ever meeting them, especially during the hiring process.

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He says, before an interview, I sometimes reread this great passage from Philip Roth's American Pastoral.

You might as well have the brain of a tank. You get them wrong before you meet them while you're anticipating meeting them. You get them wrong while you're with them. And then you go home to tell somebody else about the meeting and you get them all wrong again. Since the same generally goes for them with you, the whole thing is really a dazzling illusion, empty of all perception, an astonishing farce of misperception.

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