PHILIP ROTH on SEX

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  • čas přidán 7. 04. 2021
  • On publication day for Blake Bailey's magnificent biography of the great American novelist, here are a few minutes of Roth talking about his early sexual experiences. Recorded in 2011 at his apartment in Manhattan. From the Web of Stories archive webofstories.com/people/phili...

Komentáře • 17

  • @unjust7635
    @unjust7635 Před 2 lety +46

    "Very sweet, pretty girl. Now dead."
    Classic Roth

  • @Happy_Spatula
    @Happy_Spatula Před 3 lety +9

    "Nor would I have written home about it " *chuckles*

  • @graham6132
    @graham6132 Před rokem +5

    People are always amazed that Philip Roth wasn't some pervert. Almost as if they assumed Dostoevsky was a serial killer. It's called imagination, people . . .

  • @graham6132
    @graham6132 Před rokem +6

    Roth is the definition of an artist. People are always assuming he's some perverted philanderer/Don Juan figure, when really, in his fiction he was just using his . . . wait for it . . . imagination. . . .

    • @pmfg875
      @pmfg875 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Yeah but it’s notable that he said that they “wrestled” but he never raped anyone, it was out of the question. Obviously he respected women.

  • @pmfg875
    @pmfg875 Před 6 měsíci +1

    He reminds me of Eric idle in a way. What an amazing human being and communicator

  • @Peirithous
    @Peirithous Před rokem +1

    An amazing novelist - Love the fact he paid homage to his hometown Newark in a lot of his work and left his work and part of his fortune to Newark Public Library. RIP ❤❤ one of New Jersey’s finest 🥰🌹🥀🤍🕯🕊🕊🤍

  • @TheElectricUnderground

    First :-) I haven't read P. Roth in a while!

  • @ecyranot
    @ecyranot Před 14 dny +1

    Hold the personal attacks. I always separate the artist from the person. Do you ever listen to Michael Jackson's music, or appreciate a Caravaggio painting? And Roth never molested or killed anybody. For those who are open to his work, even if you've read some but perhaps only the best known works, I'd recommend Operation Shylock as a fantastic story and Sabbath's Theatre for a terrific character study.

  • @molagavallivenkatanagaraju2434

    A great man

  • @yungjamir
    @yungjamir Před 3 lety

    RIP! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

  • @ARBB1
    @ARBB1 Před 3 lety

    Haha, very nice

  • @joeknockane8831
    @joeknockane8831 Před rokem +1

    As close to mediocrity in "literature" as you can get.

  • @sfmpr29
    @sfmpr29 Před měsícem

    Charming brilliant but toxic male.