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This indictment is a kind of fever that flares up from time to time. It flared up after "Defender of the Faith," again after "Goodbye Columbus," and understandably it went way up — to about 107 — after "Portnoy's Complaint." Now there's just a low-grade fever running, nothing to worry about.
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"The Unbounded Spirit of Philip Roth", interview with Mervyn Rothstein, The New York Times (1985-08-01), Late City Final Edition, section C, page 13, column 1
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