The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Paperback Book

Description: The Plot Against America by Philip Roth When the renowned aviation hero and rabid isolationist Charles A Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt by a landslide in the 1940 presidential election, fear invades every Jewish household in America. Lindbergh publicly blamed the Jews for pushing America towards a pointless war with Nazi Germany. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In his 2004 novel, The Plot Against America, Roth precisely described the sinister and chilling nightmare in which the United States now finds itself Bernard-Henri LevyHe captures better than anyone the collision of public and private, the intrusion of history into the skin, the pores of every individual alive GuardianThough on the morning after the election disbelief prevailed, especially among the pollsters, by the next everybody seemed to understand everything...When celebrity aviator, Charles A. Lindbergh, wins the 1940 presidential election on the slogan of America First, fear invades every Jewish household. Not only has Lindbergh blamed the Jews for pushing America towards war with Germany, he has negotiated an understanding with the Nazis promising peace between the two nations.Growing up in the ghetto of Newark, Philip Roth recounts his childhood caught in the stranglehold of this counterfactual nightmare. As America sinks into its own dark metamorphosis and Jewish families are torn apart, fear and uncertainty spread.Who really is President Lindbergh?And to what end has he hijacked America?__________________________Many passages in The Plot Against America echo feelings voiced today by vulnerable Americans - immigrants and minorities as alarmed by Trumps election as the Jews of Newark are frightened by Lindberghs New Yorker**ONE OF THE GUARDIANS 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY** Notes A startling new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Historical fiction set after the 1940 presidential election in America, during the menacing years of the Lindbergh presidency, when American citizens who were Jewish had every reason to expect the worst. It sold 60,000 copies in hardback/ trade paperback. Author Biography Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey on 19 March 1933. The second child of second-generation Americans, Bess and Herman Roth, Roth grew up in the largely Jewish community of Weequahic, a neighbourhood he was to return to time and again in his writing. After graduating from Weequahic High School in 1950, he attended Bucknell University, Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago, where he received a scholarship to complete his M.A. in English Literature.In 1959, Roth published Goodbye, Columbus - a collection of stories, and a novella - for which he received the National Book Award. Ten years later, the publication of his fourth novel, Portnoys Complaint, brought Roth both critical and commercial success, firmly securing his reputation as one of Americas finest young writers. Roth was the author of thirty-one books, including those that were to follow the fortunes of Nathan Zuckerman, and a fictional narrator named Philip Roth, through which he explored and gave voice to the complexities of the American experience in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries.Roths lasting contribution to literature was widely recognised throughout his lifetime, both in the US and abroad. Among other commendations he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the International Man Booker Prize, twice the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award, and presented with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal by Presidents Clinton and Obama, respectively.Philip Roth died on 22 May 2018 at the age of eighty-five having retired from writing six years previously. Review Its one of the great political novels for its depiction of how alterations in power affect ordinary men and women, and how obedience brings disaster. -- Linda Grant * New Statesman *In his 2004 novel, The Plot Against America, Roth precisely described the sinister and chilling nightmare in which the United States now finds itself… America has not read enough of Philip Roth -- Bernard-Henri Lévy * New Statesman *A dark, humane masterpiece, Roth is at the peak of his powers * The Times *Another frighteningly intense performance * Sunday Telegraph *The word genius doesnt seem excessive... The Plot Against America creates its reality magisterially, in long, fluid sentences that carry you beyond scepticism * Guardian *Untouchable...he is bequeathing us a body of work that adds up to the most accomplished dissection of American political, social and personal mores * Observer *Magnificent. Roth is writing the best books of his life. He captures better than anyone the collision of public and private, the intrusion of history into the skin, the pores of every individual alive * Guardian *Subtle, persuasive and unsettling. A brilliantly troubling and heartening novel * Sunday Times *Many passages in The Plot Against America echo feelings voiced today by vulnerable Americans – immigrants and minorities as alarmed by Trumps election as the Jews of Newark are frightened by Lindberghs * New Yorker *Dazzling. The most exciting novelist writing today * Independent on Sunday *The novel is full of his usual furious cackling; tragedy tipping into comedy and comedy into tragedy within the space of a few sentences. The prose is beautiful * Mail on Sunday *A sensation * Sunday Times *A polemical classic * Esquire *Brilliant * Metro *One of the best writers of dialogue in the history of inverted commas * The Times *A reverberating celebration of family, community and humanity * Sunday Times * Promotional In his 2004 novel, The Plot Against America, Roth precisely described the sinister and chilling nightmare in which the United States now finds itself Bernard-Henri Levy Prizes Winner of WH Smith Annual Literary Award 2005 Review Text Its one of the great political novels for its depiction of how alterations in power affect ordinary men and women, and how obedience brings disaster. Promotional "Headline" In his 2004 novel, The Plot Against America , Roth precisely described the sinister and chilling nightmare in which the United States now finds itself Bernard-Henri Levy Details ISBN0099478560 Author Philip Roth Pages 400 Year 2005 ISBN-10 0099478560 ISBN-13 9780099478560 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1933 Media Book Short Title PLOT AGAINST AMER Residence Newark, US Publisher Vintage Publishing Publication Date 2005-10-06 UK Release Date 2005-10-06 AU Release Date 2005-10-06 NZ Release Date 2005-10-06 Audience General Alternative 9781529914986 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:3031131;

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