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Cineuropa: You read the text of
Deception
initially in French, and then later in English. Were you following Rothâs career, and reading each book as it was published every few years?
Arnaud Desplechin: I discovered this book quite late â the first one that I read by Philip Roth was
Portnoyâs Complaint, when I was a 24-year-old, so rather late. I fell in love with his writing, and I read everything that was published, but I somehow got bored with the translations, and started reading in English. Then, later on, I reread all of the books in French, just for the pleasure of it. I couldnât wait a year and a half for the translation. And then, after that, I was able to enjoy the French version.