Philip Roth
Fifth reading of the cycle "The others of the United States" of the Literary Circle
Participate by reading the recommended book and attending the colloquium that is usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Session led by Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D. Cycle “The Others in the United States: Differentiated Groups in American Culture and Society” Free admission with previous registration at library@iie.es Book of the month: “Pastoral Americana” by
Weekly selection of news about American culture in the Spanish press
* Interview with the writer Philip Roth after the recent appearance of his novel “Nemesis”. Article by ANDREA AGUILAR published in Babelia on 23/04/2011. Read complete. * Review of the latest novel by Thomas Pynchon "Own Vice". Article by JOSÉ MARÍA GUELBENZU published in Babelia on 23/04/2011. Read complete. Article by NADAL SUAU published in El
Weekly selection of news about American culture in the Spanish press
* Review of "Nemesis" by Philip Roth. Article by JOSÉ MARÍA GUELBENZU published in Babelia on 12/3/2011. Read complete. * Review of "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams at the Spanish Theater. Article by MARCOS ORDÓÑEZ published in Babelia on 12/3/2011. Read complete. * Review of "Continuing Suffering" by Charles Bukowski. Article
Weekly selection of news about American culture in the Spanish press
*Review on the publication in Spanish of “The Comanche Empire” by Pekka Hämäläinen, a Finnish professor based at the University of California (Santa Bárbara). Article by Carlos MALAMUD published in El Cultural on 04/3/2011. Read complete. * Extensive review of "Nemesis" by Philip Roth. Article by JM COETZEE published in ABC Cultural on 05/3/2011. Read
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“The dying animal” by Philip Roth “The Dying Animal (2001) is a short novel by the US writer Philip Roth. It tells the story of senior literature professor David Kepesh, renowned for his literature-themed radio show. Kepesh is finally destroyed by his inability to comprehend emotional commitment.” Extracted from Wikipedia. See also: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Roth http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/05/27/reviews/010527.27scottt.html http://www.newstatesman.com/ 200604240034
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“I married a communist” by Philip Roth “I Married a Communist is the story of the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, a big American roughneck who begins life as a teenage ditch-digger in 1930s Newark, becomes a big-time 1940s radio star, and is destroyed, as both a performer and a man,