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Philip Roth biography, pulled last month, has new publisher

May 18, 2021 9:57 am

Bailey's 900-page biography was begun in 2012 and written with the participation of Roth, who died in 2018.

Norton takes Philip Roth biography out of print

April 28, 2021 11:05 am

The announcement came after the publisher decided last week that it would stop shipping and promoting the title, which it released this month.

Life and Times of Everyman

May 26, 2018 12:22 am

For over 50 years, Philip Roth consistently wrung out the political from the personal

Phil Roth dies at 85: An essential list of his must-read books

May 23, 2018 6:52 pm

Phil Roth dies at 85: Philip Roth, who often fearlessly explored male lust, had a fairly long career and by using various guises in his writings, he blurred the boundary between reality and fiction. His novels are replete with alter ego(s) that became a vehicle for him to explore various aspects of his personalities.

Phil Roth, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, dies at 85

May 23, 2018 11:02 am

Phil Roth was among greatest writers never to win the Nobel Prize. But he received virtually every other literary honor, including two National Book Awards, two National Book Critics Circle prizes and, in 1998, the Pulitzer for ``American Pastoral.''

Ewan McGregor to make directorial debut

February 19, 2015 9:55 am

Ewan McGregor has signed up to make his directorial debut with the big screen adaptation of Philip Roth's 1997 novel American Pastoral.

The Citywallah

November 05, 2011 2:51 am

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s powerful,sepia-tinted stories cross continents and speak of love,longing and lust

Abuzz over Adonis for Nobel Literature Prize

October 02, 2011 3:15 am

"The whole idea of the prize is not to be mainstream," said Stephen Farran-Lee.

Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize

May 18, 2011 2:05 pm

Philip Roth has won the Man Booker International Prize recognizing a novelist's body of work.

As Strange as Fiction

April 05, 2011 12:31 am

Rohinton Mistry is the only author whose all novels — Such a Long Journey,A Fine Balance,and Family Matters — have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in the past.

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