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Don­ald Weber

Don­ald Weber writes about Jew­ish Amer­i­can lit­er­a­ture and pop­u­lar cul­ture. He divides his time between Brook­lyn and Mohe­gan Lake, NY.

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Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, Philip Boehm (translator)
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Blake Bai­ley
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Saul Friedlän­der
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Ferenc Andai, Marietta Morry and Lynda Muir (trans.)
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Ben­jamin Taylor
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Esther Safran Foer
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A Hun­dred Acres of Amer­i­ca: The Geog­ra­phy of Jew­ish Amer­i­can Lit­er­ary History
Michael Hober­man
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Immi­grant City: And Oth­er Stories
David Bez­mozgis
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The Life of Saul Bel­low: Love and Strife, 1965 – 2005
Zachary Leader
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Philip Roth
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Bryan Cheyette
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The Last Flight of Poxl West: A Novel
Daniel Tor­day
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The Betray­ers
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Interview

‘Philip Roth: The Biog­ra­phy’ — A Con­ver­sa­tion with Blake Bailey

Don­ald Weber
April 6, 2021
Interview

Inter­view: David Bezmozgis

Don­ald Weber
September 29, 2014

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