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<h1>Philip Roth: &#8216;To tell you the truth, I&#8217;m done&#8217;</h1>
<h2>News today that American author Philip Roth plans to retire. The 74-year-old author of 25 books says he wants nothing more to do with books. &quot;I studied, I taught, I wrote, I read &#8211; to the exclusion of almost everything else, Enough is enough!&quot; he told a magazine. &quot;I no longer feel this fanaticism.&quot;</h2>
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<div>@ZacharyDreams RT @vexnews: &quot;Philip Roth says he&#8217;s done writing&quot; &#8230; http://pic.twitter.com/c3jI5tS8mark wonderful</div>
<div>A valediction to @Philip_Roth, a contemporary American author of almost unrivalled brilliance. Just some of my faves&#8230; http://pic.twitter.com/ZALTkfdXTheSamiad</div>
<div>No! Philip Roth has retired from writing at 78 yrs old. A sad day for a sad man. http://pic.twitter.com/xfx4hLjoSheryl Sanchez</div>
<div>#Philip_Roth Please do not!!!!!Alma Maldonado</div>
<div>If NEMESIS really is Philip Roth&#8217;s last novel, that&#8217;s not a bad way to go out.Bill Ryan</div>
<div>If you&#8217;re wondering, this is the last sentence of Philip Roth&#8217;s (alleged) last novel. http://pic.twitter.com/dsKH3LR6Elon Green</div>
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Philip Roth: ‘To tell you the truth, I’m done’

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