Nemesis

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Philip Roth's novel Nemesis (2010) is set in Newark, New Jersey, in 1944 and centers on a polio epidemic. The story explores themes of mortality and the impact of illness on individuals and communities. The novel is one of Roth's later works, characterized by a focus on the aging body and mind, and the painful entanglements of life.1

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…is at the centre of Nemesis (2010), set in Newark, New Jersey, in 1944. In 2011 Roth won the Man Booker International Prize. The following year he announced that he had retired from writing.
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…is at the centre of Nemesis (2010), set in Newark, New Jersey, in 1944. In 2011 Roth won the Man Booker International Prize. The following year he announced that he had retired from writing.
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