Indignation by Philip Roth (English) Paperback Book

Description: Indignation by Philip Roth Now a major motion picture starring Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman and Ben Rosenfield, and adapted for the screen by James SchamusDuring the second year of the Korean War in 1951, studious, law-abiding Marcus Messner is beginning his sophomore year on the conservative campus of Ohios Winesburg College. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Now a major motion picture starring Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman and Ben Rosenfield, and adapted for the screen by James SchamusNow a major motion picture starring Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman and Ben Rosenfield, and adapted for the screen by James SchamusDuring the second year of the Korean War in 1951, studious, law-abiding Marcus Messner is beginning his sophomore year on the conservative campus of Ohios Winesburg College. Marcus has fled from his hometown of Newark, New jersey, trying to escape his fathers oppressive love - a love that is also a mad fear of the dangers of adult life soon to face his son. Whilst at college, Marcus has to traverse an American world that isnt his own- facing off against ardent Christian, Dean Cauldwell, and falling in love with the beautiful Olivia Hutton. Indignation gleams with narrative muscle, as it twists and turns unpredictably, and extends - shockingly - beyond the confines of natural life. Notes In 1951 in America, the second year of the Korean War, student Marcus is pulled out of his New Jersey school and sent to Ohio by his paranoid father. On his own, far from home, Marcus must make his own way in the world. Back Cover [Roth] reasserts his fictional mastery with a fine taut narrative about the frustrations of youth ... every part of it is dovetailed into a story of compelling economy ... Roths mid-20th-century tale of nemesis is brilliantly renewed with all the intellectual and imaginative force of a great novelist writing at the height of his powers Sunday Times It is 1951 in America, the second year of the Korean War. A studious, law-abiding, intense youngster from Newark, New Jersey, Marcus Messner is beginning his sophomore year on the pastoral, conservative campus of Ohios Winesburg College. And why is he here and not at a local college in Newark where he originally enrolled? Because his father, the sturdy, hardworking neighbourhood butcher seems to have gone mad - mad with fear and apprehension of the dangers of adult life, the dangers of the world, the dangers he sees in the every corner for his beloved boy. So Marcus leaves and, far from home, has to find his way amid the customs and constrictions of another American world. Indignation is the story of a young mans education in lifes terrifying chances and bizarre obstructions. It is a story of inexperience, foolishness, intellectual resistance, sexual discovery, courage and error, told with all the inventive energy and with Roth has at his command. A gratifying novel... Indignation is, unquestionably, seriously "good" Roth The Times 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 Intricately wrought, passionate and fascinating... A late masterpiece * Financial Times *In Indignation, his power and intensity seem undiminished * New York Times *He is a writer of quite extraordinary skill and courage * London Review of Books *I relished Indignation. Roth writes with his trademark drive and fluency, on the knife blade between rage and laughter * Guardian *Roth reasserts his fictional mastery with a fine taut narrative about the frustrations of youth...every part of it is dovetailed into a story of compelling economy...a mid-20th-century tale of nemesis with all the intellectual and imaginative force of a great novelist writing at the height of his powers * Sunday Times * Promotional Now a major motion picture starring Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman and Ben Rosenfield, and adapted for the screen by James Schamus Review Text Intricately wrought, passionate and fascinating... A late masterpiece Review Quote Intricately wrought, passionate and fascinating... A late masterpiece Promotional "Headline" Now a major motion picture starring Sarah Gadon, Logan Lerman and Ben Rosenfield, and adapted for the screen by James Schamus Details ISBN0099523426 Author Philip Roth Year 2009 ISBN-10 0099523426 ISBN-13 9780099523420 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Pages 256 Short Title INDIGNATION Language English Residence Newark, US Birth 1933 Publisher Vintage Publishing Publication Date 2009-08-06 UK Release Date 2009-08-06 AU Release Date 2009-08-06 NZ Release Date 2009-08-06 DEWEY 813/.54 Audience General Alternative 9781407017242 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:22963690;

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