Philip Roth (I)

Known For

Filmography

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2000) Novel: "The Human Stain" (filmed as The Human Stain). See more »

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Personal Quote:

[clearing up a misquote] I do not believe the novel is dying. I said the readership is dying out. That's a fact and I've been saying it for fifteen years. I said the screen will kill the reader and it has. The movie screen is the beginning, the television screen, and now the coup de grace, the computer screen. See more »

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Trivia:

He was awarded the 2010 National Humanities Medal for his contributions to American letters. He is the author of 24 novels, including "Portnoy's Complaint" and "American Pastoral," which won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, and his criticism has appeared in literary journals. See more »

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Trademark:

Writes and sets his novels around Newark, New Jersey See more »

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Nickname:

Bard of Newark See more »

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Star Sign:

Pisces