Reissued in electric new backlist style, The Facts is Philip Roth's idiosyncratic memoir How does a novelist write about the facts of his life after spending years fictionalising those facts with irrepressible daring and originality?What becomes of 'the facts' after they have been smelted down for art's sake? In The Facts - Philip Roth's idiosyncratic autobiography - we find out. Focusing on five episodes in his life, Roth gives a portrait of his secure city childhood in Newark, through to his first marriage, clashes with the Jewish establishment over Goodbye, Columbus and his writing of Portnoy's Complaint. In true Rothian style, his fictional self Nathan Zuckerman is allowed the final, coruscating word of reply.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780099520962
eBay Product ID (ePID)
90842276
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Facts: a Novelist's Autobiography
Author
Philip Roth
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
149g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Philip Roth
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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