Operation Shylock by Philip Roth (1993, Audio Cassette) 
Operation Shylock by Philip Roth (1993, Audio Cassette)
Author: Philip Roth
Publisher: Dove Entertainment Inc
Publication Date: 1993-04-01
Series: Cassettes
Language: English
Format: Audio
ISBN-10: 1558007954
ISBN-13: 9781558007956
Product ID: EPID1778440
Description: Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1994, Philip Roth's novel is about an American Jewish novelist named "Philip Roth," who is actually an imposter posing as the real Philip Roth. The imposter, Moishe Pipik, outrages Jews all over the wo...
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Synopsis
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1994, Philip Roth's novel is about an American Jewish novelist named "Philip Roth," who is actually an imposter posing as the real Philip Roth. The imposter, Moishe Pipik, outrages Jews all over the world by advocating that Jews in Israel should go back where they came from. Roth threatens to sue, and Pipik diverts him with the ultimate weapon: a shiksa nurse from Chicago named Wanda Jane. The real Roth not only lusts after her, but finds himself becoming transformed into Pipik in much the way Pipik became him. Finally, the false Roth meets the real Roth in Israel, at the trial of an ex-Nazi--the culmination of a series of comic situations by means of which Roth--the real one--explores many of his favorite themes: doubleness, Jewish self-hatred, and the responsibility of the writer.

Details
Publication Date:1993-04-01
Series:Cassettes

Size
Height:8.0 in
Width:4.0 in
Thickness:2.5 in
Weight:17.6 oz

Industry Reviews
"The book is throughout an impassioned quarrel within the author's consciousness. Carefully wrought though it is, it reads improvisationally. At one point, Roth even wishes he could escape from his absurd plot....Despite the seriousness of its theme, the book carries the feeling of creative joy. One feels that Roth feels that he's let rip. He is a shade self-congratulatory, also verbose; yet it is mostly a seductive verbosity...."
New York Times Book Review - D. M. Thomas (03/07/1993)

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