A review by lesserjoke
The Victim by Saul Bellow

3.0

When an antisemitic acquaintance accuses Asa Leventhal of ruining his life, the New York City Jew brushes off the accusation to focus on a recent family tragedy. But the gentiles in his life are quick to take his accuser's side, to the point where Leventhal begins to feel guilty and finds himself bending over backwards to help out a nemesis who continues to belittle him. It's a powerful look at gaslighting and the pervasive effects of antisemitism, no less relevant today than in the post-World War II era when the novel was first published.