Quiz Show Scandals
The novel—through its supporting cast—explores the quiz show scandals of the 1950s, which also form the basis for Robert Redford's 1994 drama Quiz Show. In Roth's novel, Herb Stempel and Charles Van Doren—played in the Redford film by, respectively, John Turturro and Ralph Fiennes—are called Alvin Pepler and Hewlett Lincoln.
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