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Author:

Pierpont, Claudia Roth.

Title:

Roth unbound : a writer and his books / Claudia Roth Pierpont.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

FarrarStraus and Giroux,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

353 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Roth, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.

Notes:

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life, [which] is not a biography-- though it contains a wealth of previously undisclosed biographical details and unpublished material--but something ultimately more rewarding: the exploration of a great writer through his art"--Dust jacket flap.

ISBN:

0374280517 (hardcover)
9780374280512 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2013021685

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)