Interview with Philip Roth (Part 2)

May 31th 2006

[@FOUADMKHAN]

"let the child speak", "the other monster has some points to make"... i love Roth... he's a genius.

[@jewfizzle]

damn...i knew nothing about Roth's views on current politics...now i love him even more!

[@dinnerbucket9]

Inane and unserious to invoke the 'raveges of age and illness'. Roth is Americas finest novelist and its most courageous, having produced more great fiction in the last ten years than anyone I can name, and by light years. Name anyone who more bluntly takes on the age and illness?

[@nicolibri]

@detectivesyme You might note he said that in his letter to Bush, Ahmadinejad "had some some points to make" and that he thought this was "a catastrophe". Much obliged.

[@schrire39]

ah, the old "if you disagree with me you clearly don't have a grasp of my brilliance" line...

[@somor98]

No, I do not open my mouth on matters I do not understand. Besides, being in charge doesn't mean you can do what you want.

[@alsmalley]

I absolutely adhore Roth's work. I fear after Kurt vonnegut's death that Roth is one of the few "great" writers alive. I've read Portnoy's Complaint, The Breast, and most of the Zuckerman novels. And I love his writing style.

[@schrire39]

yeah, when you know so much more... man, if only you were in charge, then you'd show 'em, huh? right? am I right??

[@schrire39]

not sure you have made a logical leap there. firstly you say Roth "thinks he knows about politics" implying that only certain people are entitled to have political opinions. then you say "being in charge doesn't mean you can do what you want" well, who is allowed speak out against those "in charge"? unless you think Roth is "in charge" in which case, he's entitlted to an opinion. too many contradictions- you have anger, but no real opinion.

[@pakarpis]

People like you need to travel. You need to look outside of america. You have been radicalized.

[@buzz05232000]

Terrible questions.