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The facts
The facts: a novelist's autobiography | Philip Roth
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The Facts is the unconventional autobiography of a writer who has reshaped our idea of fiction a work of compelling candor and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. Philip Roth concentrates on five episodes from his life: his secure city childhood in the thirties and forties; his education in American life at a conventional college; his passionate entanglement, as an ambitious young man, with the angriest person he ever met (the " girl of my dreams" Roth calls her); his clash, as a fledgling writer, with a Jewish establishment outraged by Goodbye, Columbus; and his discovery, in the excesses of the sixties, of an unmined side to his talent that led him to write Portnoy's Complaint. The book concludes surprisingly in true Rothian fashion with a sustained assault by the novelist "against" his proficiencies as an autobiographer.
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Saw this on mental floss and had to share. Josh has this.

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Can‘t argue with facts 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🦕 🦖

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This was so fun, thanks for the tag @Hope_a ! Let me see yours @oOArankaOo and @ReadingisMyPassion 💕
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Finally came up with enough facts.
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Sharpeipup @Purrfectpages @Lcsmcat Yes please! I‘d love to hear your favorites & swap recipes even.... 5y
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True facts

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#2017wrapup
The Omega award goes to a distinguished career. This year, it‘s Philip Roth. His “autobiography”, The Facts, is a work of art - nothing compares to it. He writes it with no humility. And then, he closes with a letter from one of his characters, calling him out on that. It shows the reader how he and his art give life to each other. It was a unique experience, & a reminder that not all of the White Men Canon should be dismissed.

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I‘m kind of surprised at how great my October turned out. It didn‘t feel like it started that way, but I got a lot done.

And my favorite turned out to be The Facts. It‘s billed as Roth‘s autobiography. But it ends with a letter to him from one of his fictional characters, calling him out on some inaccuracies in the account. And in this way, Roth makes it even more truthful, even if the facts themselves aren‘t quite reliable. What a trick!

mrozzz Excellent!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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... and with this pick from #1988, my #birthdaychallenge (plus) is complete!

I may hit a few more before the year is out. I have less than half to get through for #192019challenge over the next 50 months. I‘m ready 🙌🏻 📖 📚