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08
Nov
2009
Indignation

13 hours ago by profmike

At the age of seventy-six Philip Roth remains as prolific as ever – perhaps even more so, as if time is running out on him to write all the books he has left within him. Indignation was his novel of last year, like Everyman before it, is a book of modest length – a mere 233 pages of generously sized ...

Profmike's Weblog - profmike.wordpress.com · 5 references

07
Nov
2009
Philip Roth

1 day ago by Apollo

“The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It’s getting them wrong that is living. Getting them wrong and wrong and wrong. And then, on careful reconsideration, getting them wrong again.”

This I Believe - believeorcredo.wordpress.com

Roth and the fate of the Great American Novel

1 day ago by Rhys Tranter

In light of his most recent novel, The Humbling, The Guardian website speculates on the 'celebration'/'commemoration' of writer Philip Roth, before pondering the fate of the great American novel: And this points to the more urgent question that will crop up increasingly in coming years. Despite Roth ...

A Piece of Monologue: The ... - rhystranter.blogspot.com · Rank: 99,032 · 14 references

Philip Roth's corrections

1 day ago by Rhys Tranter

Philip Roth discusses his writing process in a collection of interviews published by The Paris Review (via The Elegant Variation): INTERVIEWER: You spoke of the last phase of writing a novel being a “crisis” in which you turn against the material and hate the work. Is there always this crisis, with ...

A Piece of Monologue: The ... - rhystranter.blogspot.com · Rank: 99,032 · 14 references

06
Nov
2009
Roth masticado

2 days ago by Ivan Thays

Ilustración: Neal Fox/ The Guardian The digested read de John Crace se une a la campaña de demolición, emprendida por Edmundo Paz Soldán en The Boomerang, contra la ltima novela editada de Philip Roth, The Humbling. En su ltimo nmero, comenta la novela poniendo énfasis en que la mediocridad sbita, l ...

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The Elevated City: Jonathan Lethem creates a magical metropolis

2 days ago by Tom Lynch

By Tom Lynch Since author Jonathan Lethem caught the world’s attention with his 1999 breakout novel “Motherless Brooklyn,” he’s taken unexpected writing turns, embracing changes of pace that seem to prevent the talent from growing terribly stale. His 2003 follow-up was the semi-autobiographical magi ...

Newcity Lit - lit.newcity.com · Rank: 69,770 · 13 references

05
Nov
2009
Exit le fantôme

3 days ago by Cacoune

Voilà quelques minutes déjà que j'essaie de trouver comment débuter ce billet. Exit le fantôme est ma dernière lecture et je ne sais dire ce que j'en ai retenu, ressenti ; ce que je souhaite en transmettre. Est-ce que j'ai aimé ? Oui... et non. Je ne trouve pas ce livre très réussi. Il est plein de ...

Mot Compte Triple - cacoune.blogspot.com · 2 references

A Humble Book

3 days ago by Taylor Bright

I have been reading bad reviews about Philip Roth’s new book, The Humbling. The Telegraph says: Unfortunately it is all too short-lived. The novel, or really novella, rushes to a close, its snap fading as soon as the characters leave their messed-up bed. They are tentatively drawn, too: Axler in par ...

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Librería Margen – Valladolid

3 days ago by admin

Manuel Cambronero, de la librería Margen de Valladolid, nos recomienda el libro “Indignación” de Philip Roth, editado por Mondadori. Ver vídeo

Silencio, se Lee - blog.silencioselee.com · 1 reference

Il premio Nobel per la letteratura 2009 a Herta Mller

3 days ago by Tostoini

Sono stati assegnati nelle scorse settimane i premi Nobel per il 2009. Un’edizione, questa, contrassegnata da non poche polemiche riguardanti le scelte fatte, a partire dal Nobel per la Pace attribuito al Presidente degli Stati Uniti Barack Obama. Il Nobel per la Letteratura, quest’anno, è stato ass ...

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