And he couldn't do it. He could not fucking die. How could … - Philip Roth

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And he couldn't do it. He could not fucking die. How could he leave? How could he go? Everything he hated was here.

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<noinclude></noinclude> Philip Milton Roth (19 March 1933 – 22 May 2018) was an American novelist. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for his novel American Pastoral. In May 2011, he received the Man Booker International Prize, for achievement in fiction on the world stage, becoming the fourth winner of the biennial award.

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And he couldn't do it. He could not fucking die. How could he leave? How could he go? Everything he hated was here. - Philip Roth

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