Charles Dickens’s Fagin gets rehabilitated, again
Allison Epstein’s “Fagin the Thief” is the latest work to reimagine a famously offensive character from “Oliver Twist” ...
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In an ‘Oliver Twist’ prequel, Fagin gets a first name — and the spotlight
A new 'Oliver Twist' prequel is told from the perspective of one of literature's most antisemitic caricatures.
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Allison Epstein's 'Fagin the Thief' gives the Oliver Twist character a backstory
Sometimes, there are second chances in literature. Charles Dickens' Fagin, the central scoundrel in his 1838 novel "Oliver Twist," leads a crime ring that exploits hungry orphans to rob ...