The Filth of Humanity (the Complete Works of Philip Roth)
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One of Roth's most famous series of works, the "American Trilogy", was released in 2000 and has won important literary awards such as the PEN Kerner Award and the WHSmith Literary Award. Its sharp words, profound thoughts, and surging passion are truly rare and precious in today's world of literary circles. Classics professor Silke Coleman was accused of being a "racist" for using the ambiguous word "ghost" to describe two absent black students in class, leading to the sudden death of his powerful wife and his resignation. After that, he began a secret relationship with the college cleaning lady Faunia Farley, but was hated and harassed by Faunia's ex-husband, a deeply traumatized Vietnam veteran, and eventually died in a suspicious car accident. As Coleman's friend and writer Nathan Zuckerman continued to investigate the incident in depth, the truth slowly emerged: it turned out that Coleman was not the Jew he claimed to be, and Fauniya was not illiterate. Everyone in the story struggled to live with their own secrets and eternal pain and unwillingness...
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