In “Philip Roth: Stung by Life,” Steven J. Zipperstein springs the trap. His approach is straightforward: center the writing without pretending the life is dispensable. “There was nothing of greater ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American novelist Philip Roth dislikes e-books and the distracting influences of modern technology, which he feels diminishes the ability to appreciate the beauty and aesthetic ...
In 1996, actress Claire Bloom wrote an unsparing memoir which bitterly portrayed author Philip Roth, her husband of 17 years, as an egomaniacal misogynist. In response, Roth reached out to a trusted ...
The New York Times: How a Book About Gloves Inspired a Masterpiece by Philip Roth
For years, Roth couldn’t get beyond the premise for his novel “American Pastoral.” Then he stumbled on a copy of “Shtetl in the Adirondacks: The Story of Gloversville and Its Jews.” The rest is ...
That shopworn phrase "the most talked about" does for once actually apply to a book this season. Already everyone will be able to guess which one, so widespread has been the hoopla about Philip Roth's ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: What Philip Roth taught me about my life as a Jewish man, despite his own imperfections
What Philip Roth taught me about my life as a Jewish man, despite his own imperfections
Chicago Tribune: Biblioracle: Finally reading ‘Zuckerman Bound,’ and why we don’t have writers like Philip Roth anymore
Biblioracle: Finally reading ‘Zuckerman Bound,’ and why we don’t have writers like Philip Roth anymore
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