Re: Philip Roth
I'm past the middle of Americain Pastoral(1997) and i'd bet my underwear that Yasmina Khadra read it a few time before writing The attack(2005).
I shall not talk of plagierism, oh no, please no, but the similitudes are numerous, A girls (for Khadra a woman) put a bomb in a public place, a post(Roth) a restaurant full of kids(Khadra) both come out of the blue to there relatives, parents (Roth) husband (Khadra).
The theme of well managed social integration is strong and essencial, Imigrant Jews in America(Roth), Arabe palestinian in Israel(Khadra) with upperclass status.
It does not make Khadra novel less good but it remove the novelty and originality.
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