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| − | '''Philip Roth''' (March 19, 1933 - May 22, 2018) was an American [[writer]] of Jewish ancestry. He is considered one of the foremost authors of his generation. | + | '''Philip Roth''' (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American [[writer]] of Jewish ancestry. He is considered one of the foremost authors of his generation. |
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| | Roth's most famous character is Nathan Zuckerman, his ''alter ego''. With an ingenious and scathing style, he made indiscreet explorations of American and [[Jewish]] identity. | | Roth's most famous character is Nathan Zuckerman, his ''alter ego''. With an ingenious and scathing style, he made indiscreet explorations of American and [[Jewish]] identity. |
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| − | The Prince of Asturias Prize organizers said Roth's narrative work forms "part of the great American novel, in the tradition of Dos Passos, [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[William Faulkner]], [[Saul Bellow]] and [[Bernard Malamud]]." [http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/900803/prince-asturias--philip-roth-wins-asturias-prize-literature/] | + | The Prince of Asturias Prize organizers said Roth's [[narrative]] work forms "part of the great American novel, in the tradition of Dos Passos, [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[William Faulkner]], [[Saul Bellow]] and [[Bernard Malamud]]." [http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/900803/prince-asturias--philip-roth-wins-asturias-prize-literature/] |
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| | [[Category:American Authors]] | | [[Category:American Authors]] |
| | + | [[Category:American Jews]] |
| | [[Category:Liberal Authors]] | | [[Category:Liberal Authors]] |
| | + | [[Category:Jewish Authors]] |