Nemesis by Philip Roth (English) Paperback Book

Description: Nemesis by Philip Roth Its the sweltering summer of 1944, and Newark is in the grip of a terrifying epidemic. Decent, athletic twenty-three year old playground director Bucky Cantor is devoted to his charges and ashamed with himself because his weak eyes have excluded him from serving in the war alongside his contemporaries. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The stunning final novel from the great Philip Roth, now reissued in electric new backlist styleIts the sweltering summer of 1944, and Newark is in the grip of a terrifying epidemic.Decent, athletic twenty-three year old playground director Bucky Cantor is devoted to his charges and ashamed with himself because his weak eyes have excluded him from serving in the war alongside his contemporaries. As polio begins to ravage Buckys playground - child by helpless child - Roth leads us through every emotion such a pestilence can breed- the fear, the panic, the anger, the bewilderment, the suffering and the pain.The genius of Philip Roth...back at his imperious best in this heartbreaking tale... The eloquence of Roths storytelling makes Nemesis one of his most haunting works Daily MailCantor is one of Roths best creations and the atmosphere of terror is masterfully fashioned Sunday TelegraphVery fine, very unsettling Douglas Kennedy, The Times Notes The paperback edition of Roths latest novel, set in 1940s New Jersey during an epidemic of polio. Roth has recently been awarded the Man Booker International Prize for his lifetime of work, and his acclaimed novels include American Pastoral, Portnoys Complaint and The Human Stain. Nemesis is brief, astoundingly assured and devastating Chris Wayell, Time Out Back Cover A mesmerically imagined work of realism...a shocking gem... a master class in literature and life, that reaches into the pits of the dead Guardian Summer, 1944. In the stifling heat of equatorial Newark, a terrifying epidemic is raging, threatening the children of the New Jersey city with maiming, paralysis, life-long disability, even death. Vigorous, decent, twenty-three year old playground director Bucky Cantor is devoted to his charges and disappointed with himself because his weak eyes have excluded him from serving in the war. As polio begins to ravage Buckys playground, Roth leads us through every inch of emotion such a pestilence can breed: the fear, the panic, the anger, the bewilderment, the suffering and the pain. The genius of Philip Roth...back at his imperious best in this heartbreaking tale... The eloquence of Roths storytelling makes Nemesis one of his most haunting works Daily Mail Cantor is one of Roths best creations and the atmosphere of terror is masterfully fashioned Sunday Telegraph Very fine, very unsettling Douglas Kennedy, The Times Author Biography Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey on 19 March 1933. The second child of second-generation Americans, Bess and Herman Roth, Roth grew up in the largely Jewish community of Weequahic, a neighbourhood he was to return to time and again in his writing. After graduating from Weequahic High School in 1950, he attended Bucknell University, Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago, where he received a scholarship to complete his M.A. in English Literature.In 1959, Roth published Goodbye, Columbus - a collection of stories, and a novella - for which he received the National Book Award. Ten years later, the publication of his fourth novel, Portnoys Complaint, brought Roth both critical and commercial success, firmly securing his reputation as one of Americas finest young writers. Roth was the author of thirty-one books, including those that were to follow the fortunes of Nathan Zuckerman, and a fictional narrator named Philip Roth, through which he explored and gave voice to the complexities of the American experience in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries.Roths lasting contribution to literature was widely recognised throughout his lifetime, both in the US and abroad. Among other commendations he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the International Man Booker Prize, twice the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award, and presented with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal by Presidents Clinton and Obama, respectively.Philip Roth died on 22 May 2018 at the age of eighty-five having retired from writing six years previously. Review Heart-wrenchingly powerful * Sunday Times *A mesmerically imagined work of realism... A shocking gem... A masterclass in literature and life, that reaches into the pits of the dead * Guardian *What makes Roth such an important novelist is the effortless way he brings together the trivial and the profoundly serious * Independent *A masterful performance * Spectator *Nemesis is an artfully constructed suspenseful novel with a cunning twist -- J.M. Coetzee Promotional A heart-wrenchingly powerful (Sunday Times) novel by one of the worlds great writers. Review Text Heart-wrenchingly powerful Review Quote Heart-wrenchingly powerful Promotional "Headline" The stunning final novel from the great Philip Roth, now reissued in electric new backlist style Details ISBN0099542269 Author Philip Roth Year 2011 ISBN-10 0099542269 ISBN-13 9780099542261 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 813.54 Pages 304 Language English Short Title NEMESIS Residence Newark, US Birth 1933 Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 2011-10-13 Publication Date 2011-10-13 AU Release Date 2011-10-13 NZ Release Date 2011-10-13 Translator Olga Meerson Affiliation Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications QC Alternative 9781446401101 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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