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Philip Roth on Nemesis

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Philip Roth discusses his latest novel, Nemesis. It’s about a wartime polio epidemic in the summer of 1944 and the effect it has on a Newark community. It explores the emotions such a pestilence can breed: fear, panic, anger, bewilderment, asks questions about the kind of accidental choices that fatally shape a life, and how an individual can withstand the onslaught of circumstance.

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Guest Picks: Philip Roth

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Find out some of Philip Roth's favorite picks!

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Philip Roth’s Latest Novel

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Philip Roth is one of the most celebrated living American writers. His new novel, Indignation, is set in the early years of the Cold War and follows a young boy from New Jersey as he goes through college in the midwest.

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Stars

Thursday, October 02, 2008

One of America's most celebrated writers, Philip Roth, talks about his latest novel. Also, Italian cookbook star Marcella Hazan tells stories of her life beyond her fabulous recipes. Actress/singer Diahann Carroll on how she’s broken both racial and age barriers throughout her long career. We look into how the effect ...

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