The American writer in the middle of the twentieth century has his hands full in trying to understand, and then describe, and then make credible much of American reality. It stupefies, it sickens, it infuriates, and finally it is even a kind of embarrassment to one's own meager imagination. The actuality is continually outdoing our talents.


Writing American Fiction (1961)

Philip Roth Quotes

The American writer in the middle of the twentieth century has his hands full in trying to understand, and then describe, and then make credible much ...

The American writer in the middle of the twentieth century has his hands full in trying to understand, and then describe, and then make credible much ...

The American writer in the middle of the twentieth century has his hands full in trying to understand, and then describe, and then make credible much ...

The American writer in the middle of the twentieth century has his hands full in trying to understand, and then describe, and then make credible much ...