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At 76, Philip Roth remains prolific, unlike the main character in Roth's 30th novel, a famous actor who has suddenly and inexplicably "lost his magic" at 65. At 140 pages, The Humbling is slim, bleak and sexy. Full Article at USA Today
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He'd lost his magic. The impulse was spent. Perhaps not the wisest admission from someone who has spent the last decade writing the same book, but the truth nonetheless. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Every autumn the policemen get younger and the Philip Roth novels shorter and grimmer. Full Article at Times Online
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Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Your email has been sent. Tina Brown: The last 12 years, we’ve seen the most incredible creative surge from you—American Pastoral, Plot Against America, The Human Stain. Full Article at The Daily Beast
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In Sabbath’s Theater, Philip Roth had this to say about people growing old: “Some shock just undoes them around 60, the plates shift and the Earth starts shaking and all the pictures fall off the wall”. Full Article at The Telegraph
