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Word: sapersteen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...such scenes Wouk gives his people a special tang and zest. A Passover dinner at the Morgensterns' is turned into a hilarious romp by a progressively raised brat named Neville ("The Devil") Sapersteen, who bites little girls in the rump and needs 47 toy airplanes handy at all times in an open suitcase because, as the mother explains, they're "a sort of security symbol." ("Morris, leave the lid up or he'll get a trauma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Wouk Mutiny | 9/5/1955 | See Source »

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