Goodbye, Columbus e cinque racconti

This is his first book. Screw him.

This collection of stories is splendid. Unbelievable that they were the very first ones Roth published as they are already so evocative and polished. If you were put off by Roth because you only read Portnoy's Complaint or Sabbath's Theater, you should read this book to see that there is a whole oth Leggi tutto

Roth is basically a cosmic anomaly.* He wins Major Award #1 (out of like, a dozen TOTAL)--the National Book Award--for this, his freshman effort, thereby launching his oeuvre, his unique contributions to the zeitgeist, his Master's talent & CONFIDENCE. But does it deserve it? For the future career of Leggi tutto

I've given ratings to each individual story: Goodbye, Columbus = 4 The Conversion of the Jews = 3 Defender of the Faith = 5+ Epstein = 2 You Can't Tell a Man by the Song He Sings = 3 Eli, the Fanatic = 3

Read the title long story. That was enough for me. I picked up the book because when Roth died earlier this year, I realized I’d never read anything he’s written. And I wanted to right that wrong. I understand why Roth is a celebrated author of his generation— unfortunately his voice may be of singu Leggi tutto

"Σ αγαπούσα Μπρεντα και γι αυτό νοιαζόμουν" "Κι εγώ σ αγαπούσα Νιλ" Κι έπειτα ακούσαμε τον αόριστο που είχαμε ξεστομίσει και κλείστηκαμε ο καθένας στον εαυτό του χωρίς να μιλάμε. _________________ Όλα μου τ αστερια για τον Φιλιπ Ροθ, αυτο το παντοτινά αδικοχαμένο Νομπελ. Δεν ξερω τι να πρωτοπώ γι αυτον Leggi tutto

Non ero altro che questo Scrivere di Roth in questi giorni vuol dire perdersi in una foresta di parole e emozioni; bisogna cercare di ridursi all'essenziale, all'energia minima, al senso di assenza che è in continua formazione. Intanto, dico subito che questi racconti sono tutti bellissimi; due in pa Leggi tutto