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Robert G. Masin

Swede: Weequahic’s Gentle Giant

Interview with Robert G. Masin, author of Swede. Masin takes readers on a visit back to Weequahic, New Jersey, in this memoir about his father, Seymour "Swede" Masin. Seymour was a great father, humble man, legendary New Jersey athlete, and an admired member of the community. Later in life, Seymour received attention for serving as in inspiration for Phillip Roth's main character, Seymour "Swede" Levov, in the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, American Pastoral.