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Author:

Berlinerblau, Jacques, author.

Title:

The Philip Roth we don't know : sex, race, and autobiography / Jacques Berlinerblau.

Publisher:

University of Virginia Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

230 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Roth, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.
Roth, Philip--Relations with women.
Roth, Philip.
American fiction--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
Autobiography in literature.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Racism in literature.
Relations with women.
Racism in literature.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Autobiography in literature.
American fiction--Jewish authors.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Conclusion : Philip Roth's legacy. Part I. Race, gender, sex, and autobiography in Roth's writing -- Roth and race -- Old men, young women -- Misogyny and autobiography -- Before we conclude that Roth's fiction is misogynistic -- Part II. Roth unsexed -- You must change your life! -- Go flux your self! Philip Roth as self-help guru -- Fiction is truth! (right?) -- Conclusion : Philip Roth's legacy.

Summary:

"In The Philip Roth We Don't Know, Jacques Berlinerblau offers not only a profile of Philip Roth but also a guide on how and why we should keep reading him given our era's changed sensibilities in terms of race, gender, and sexuality"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0813946611
9780813946610

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1230254687

LCCN:

2020058638

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)