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What famous American author considered "A Perfect Spy" as the best English novel since the war?

  • Mark Twain

  • Ernest Hemingway

  • Philip Roth

  • Harper Lee

Answer

Philip Roth, a renowned American author, regarded John le Carré's novel "A Perfect Spy" as the finest English novel post-war. Roth's admiration stemmed from the intricate characterization of Magnus Pym, a British Secret Service agent, whose complex journey of self-discovery and moral dilemmas elevates the novel to a captivating exploration of identity and betrayal in a tense Cold War setting.
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