“At an age when others are spendthrift daydreamers, blithely postponing the execution of great plans- he began his day early with a jet of cold water at his chest and back, and then a pair of tall wax candles in silver sticks shining over his manuscript..” This man was ready to sacrifice on the altarContinue reading “Let’s go to Venice today!”
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Do you know what was Portnoy’s complaint?
“But all catharsis were in vain for that man.” I read Philip Roth for the first time. Last year I read some pages of his books in a shop and this book was one of those, which I flicked. The other title that made a lukewarm attempt to curry favor with my literary ignorance thatContinue reading “Do you know what was Portnoy’s complaint?”
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