Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-334) and index.
Contents:
Defenders of the faith -- Real Americans -- Not letting go -- A Jewish patient beings his analysis -- A Jewish joke -- Drilling for inspiration -- Kafka's children -- And then he sends me Claire -- The madness of art -- Eating only words -- Cain to your Abel, Esau to your Jacob -- You mustn't forget anything -- A holiday about snow -- Nobody beloved gets out alive -- America amok -- Betrayal -- The fantasy of purity is appalling -- The breasts -- Look homeward, angel -- Ghosts -- You never got me down -- Afterthoughts, memories, and discoveries : at it again.
Summary:
"The story of Roth's creative life, [which] is not a biography-- though it contains a wealth of previously undisclosed biographical details and unpublished material--but something ultimately more rewarding: the exploration of a great writer through his art"--Dust jacket flap.
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