Operation Shylock (the Complete Works of Philip Roth)
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Following "Facts" and "Legacy", another contemporary classic with Ross as the protagonist. A work of conscience that reflects the issues in the Middle East and a large-scale debate on the fate of the Jews. The deliberate dismantling and reorganization, subversion and hybridization of various texts can be called a masterpiece of postmodernism and a classic of metafiction. "Shylock" is Philip Roth's 19th novel and the fourth in the "Roth Series". It is also a masterpiece of contemporary Jewish literature. An American Jewish novelist named Philip Roth suffered a nervous breakdown in 1988. The cause of the collapse may have been due to taking a sleeping pill called Hylosin, which can cause harmful side effects to users. While slowly recovering from his collapse, the novelist heard that an imposter was attending Demjanjuk's trial in his name in Israel and preaching an outrageous doctrine called Diaspora. Demjanjuk is a former autoworker from Cleveland who may or may not be the "Ivan the Terrible" of the Nazi death camps, the diaspora movement that advocates that Jews should abandon Israel and resettle in Europe (the true homeland of the Jews). In order to stop the absurd behavior of the impostor, Philip set out for Israel. In the process of tracking the impostor, he encountered various people and things, which led to critical thinking about his own superiority and justice.
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