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I.On April 18th of this year, Blake Bailey, 58, the author of Philip Roth: The Biography, was abruptly dropped by his literary agency, the Story Company. His book had been published on April 6th,
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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.
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