Zuckerman bound: A Trilogy and Epilogue, 1979-1985 Hardcover September 20, 2007

This is a review of "Zuckerman Bound: A Trilogy and Epilogue, 1979-1985" by Philip Roth. The book includes three novels and an epilogue about the life of Nathan Zuckerman, a Jewish American writer, set in the 1950s-70s. The first novel, "The Ghost Writer," begins with young Nathan visiting his idol, a literary great, and being preoccupied with his struggles depicting Jewish life. The second novel, "Zuckerman Unbound," follows Nathan 15 years later as a successful writer dealing with the aftermath of his first successful book, including his Anne Frank obsession. The third novel, "The Anatomy Lesson," finds Nathan at 40 plagued with guilt and excruciating pain as he tries to redefine his life. The Epilogue takes Nathan to Prague, where he meets writers with real-world problems and helps smuggle manuscripts out of the country in a flood of satirical scorn and humour. Overall, reviewers found this edition of the book to be great and wonderful to read, with the trilogy surprising and better than most modern works. The book arrived in good condition, and the idea of having three novels bound into one book was a great choice that favoured the reader with triple the reading pleasure.