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Philip Roth Receives 'Literary Service' Award
Philip Roth 's latest honor was as much for what he has done for other writers as for his own work. Roth received the PEN/Allen Foundation
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Philip Roth's Complaint: Wikipedia Is Wrong
Not only did Wikipedia get its facts wrong about the book he labored to write, says novelist Philip Roth , but when he reached out to the online encyclopedia to request a correction, editors there maintained that they knew better about
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'Mama's Boy Myth': Sons Who Are Close to Mom are StrongerBates from the film, "Psycho," or "lust-ridden, mother-addicted" Jewish bachelors like the protagonist in Philip Roth 's "Portnoy's Complaint." Homophobia is one of the "big bogeymen" behind why society is so critical of the mother-son
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March 19: Energy Crisis in United States 2001
the nation to announce that coalition forces had begun the disarmament of Iraq. Famous Birthdays 1848 Wyatt Earp 1933 Philip Roth 1947 Glenn Close 1955 Bruce Willis 1964 Jake Weber 1967 Mary Scheer 1969 Connor Trinneer 1975 Mason Jennings 1976 Rachel
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Obama on Arts & Humanities: For Inspiration & To “Seem Deep” Reciting Poetry to a Girlfriend
Lee Sonny Rollins Meryl Streep James Taylor 2010 National Humanities Medal Daniel Aaron Bernard Bailyn Jacques Barzun Wendell E. Berry Roberto González Echevarría Stanley Nider Katz Joyce Carol Oates Arnold Rampersad Philip Roth Gordon Wood
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The Presidential Planner
Jacques Barzun Wendell E. Berry Roberto González Echevarría Stanley Nider Katz Joyce Carol Oates Arnold Rampersad Philip Roth Gordon Wood In the late afternoon the president will meet with Secretary of State Clinton in the Oval Office privately
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Standing Question: Could Sitting Too Long At Work Be Dangerous?they need a nap in the afternoon and even helps them shed pounds. Famous figures like Donald Rumsfeld and novelist Philip Roth have done it for years. And now some doctors say that you should do it too. Marc Hamilton , a physiologist at the
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A Field Guide to Getting Lostshot] , I'd sit on the floor of Barnes & Noble and work my way through the shelves." She read, among others, Philip Roth : "I like "American Pastoral" the best, but "Sabbath's Theater" did my head in." (Says the artist Dan Estabrook
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Top Book Picks for Great Fall Reads from 'Good Morning America'explores the parent-child bond, the meaning of family, and is sure to be a book-club favorite. "Nemesis," by Philip Roth The Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns to his roots with the story of Bucky Cantor. Cantor, a 23-year-old
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Penelope Cruz is Poised for Breakout with Two New Films
Elegy", an intimate adaptation of Philip Roth 's novella "The Dying Animal view of the audience." A fan of Philip Roth There's little to laugh about since I read the book. I love Philip Roth , and it was one of the best books I've
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Excerpt: 'Stars of David : Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish' by Abigail Pogrebin
writers. I was always very aware of that. I think my mother always said that when she met my father, he reminded her of Philip Roth . They were both Jewish writers from blue-collar families. So from an early age, I had some idea about Jews being
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Excerpt: Raising Boys Without Men
educated New York woman who had been raised on books and movies featuring pushy, troublesome Jewish mothers, thanks to Philip Roth , among many others. I had learned the lesson of blaming mothers long before Alex's birth, and I remembered that
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The 'Oops' Girl Tops Celebrity 100 List
"To become a celebrity is to become a brand name," Philip Roth said more than 20 years ago. He was right, of course, but the novelist wasn't thinking big enough. Exploited correctly
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'GMA's' Fall Book RoundupHugh you've got its two giants of fiction very different kinds of would favorites for. Decades now right twelfth Philip Roth is one of the great American since last couple books have gotten mixed reviews I think he's back in his stride with
different kinds of -- would -- favorites for. Decades now right twelfth Philip Roth is one of the great American -- since last couple books have gotten mixed reviews I think he's back in his stride -
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don't know I think that it's a little bit of the change. Philip Roth road and every man. You know amateurs wait for inspiration the rest of us just get up and go to work. And
