Philip Roth completes his melancholic Zuckerman cycle.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review) From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: October 30, 2007| Author: Zipp, Yvonne | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Christian Science Publishing Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Yvonne Zipp

Quick: 2007 marks the end of the road for which literary icon? No, not that one. Nathan Zuckerman may be scarred, but aside from that he has nothing in common with a certain teenage wizard - other than the fact that their fans are willing to read thousands of pages devoted to their stories.

(And believe me, Quidditch has done nothing to prepare the Hogwarts set to hang out with Zuckerman.)

But in a way, Exit Ghost, the ninth, an...

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