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The Ghost
CHINA · 1983

The Ghost

Chang Cheh
literary idolatry coming of age reality vs fiction artistic mentorship mysterious past
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Synopsis

Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. Also staying is Amy Bellette, a young woman with a vague past.

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