Malcolm
Malcolm asked Jean Hanff Korelitz:

I loved “The Latecomer.” Curious about two things: 1. With so many factual references, why does Rochelle’s Long Island hometown have a fictional name—Ellesmere? 2. With so much namedropping of colleges, especially Ivys, why only two about Penn—both of them derogatory? Trump? (Ok, I admit it, I’m a Long Island boy who went to Penn after transferring from Nassau Community College.)

Jean Hanff Korelitz not sure what you're referring to, but I have no beef against Penn! A great school.

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