This is Us (the Complete Works of Philip Roth)
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About This Novel
For the first time introduced in translation into the Chinese world, Philip Roth's unique novel The Adventures of President Dixon continues the political satire tradition of Jonathan Swift and Mark Twain, and directly attacks the corrupt social and political phenomenon of the Nixon administration. The cover of this book is the inspiration for the collection of caricatures "Poor Richard" by contemporary artist Philip Guston. When Slippery feels confused or distressed at night under the weight of the presidency and cannot sleep, he will often get up, tiptoe through the White House, to the bomb-proof underground athletes' locker room, and then "go into battle" and put on his football jersey. Just like during the invasion of Cambodia and the Kent State University shootings, simply putting on shoulder pads, cleats, a helmet, pulling his comfortable shorts up over his leather lower body, then turning his head to look in the mirror and glancing at the number on his back over his broad shoulders was enough to fill him with confidence that the actions he was taking for the benefit of 200 million Americans were justified.
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