Category Archives: Philip Roth

Anti-Gentilism-The hate that dare not speak its name (8-11-21)

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Luke Ford

Charlotte Allen writes: Gentiles were also among Roth’s lifelong fixations as antagonists. He was ever on the alert for anti-Semitism, both real and imagined. He even classified Bloom, herself Jewish, as an anti-Semite; apparently, it was fine for Roth to … Continue reading →

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Philip Roth’s American Pastoral measures the gulf between a careful business leader and his radical daughter

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Luke Ford

Daniel Akst writes in 2020: “Roth was fascinated by business,” Bailey said. American Pastoral was published in 1997, but the author wrote the first 20 pages in 1974 without any clear idea of what business it would be about. Later … Continue reading →

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Philip Roth vs John Updike

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: I hadn’t planned to buy the new authorized biography of novelist Philip Roth, author of Portnoy’s Complaint and American Pastoral, because I am at best a lazy admirer of Roth, having read only a handful of books … Continue reading →

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Roth Vs Updike

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Steve Sailer on Roth v Updike, https://www.takimag.com/article/roth-vs-updike/ 05:35 The Neoconservative Fairy Tale, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_jgZrLV1KE 09:00 What are the paleocons conserving? https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=139278 10:00 No, Paleoconservatives Are Not Helping the Left, https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/08/no-paleoconservatives-are-not-helping-the-left/ 12:00 The Declaration of Independence, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=139107 14:00 Michael Anton (Claremont … Continue reading →

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Philip Roth: The Biography

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Luke Ford

Here are some highlights from this new book by Blake Bailey: * Wolfe was the catalyst for Roth’s ambition to become an artist of titanic appetites—geographic, intellectual, sexual. * He also lifted weights, he said, so he could become strong … Continue reading →

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