The unknown (at the time) enemy, or indeed 'nemesis', is at first glance the Polio outbreak itself. Roth uses simple interactions between characters brilliantly, particularly between the many children that feature in the story. Nothing really complex arises in the book, but that is what makes it so good/5(). Philip Roth’s Nemesis is a taut, tense morality tale set amid a fictional polio epidemic in s Newark, New Jersey, and a summer camp in the Pocono Mountains. · Nemesis by Philip Roth. This riveting tale of a polio outbreak in wartime New Jersey is vintage Roth. American writer Philip Roth. Photograph: Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.
But I thought that Philip Roth's Nemesis might offer some insights into how people behave during health scares and whether there are any lessons to be learned. Newark polio epidemic. The story is set in Newark, New Jersey during the summer of It's a scary time — there's a war raging in Europe and the Pacific — but closer to home. This is the startling theme of Philip Roth's wrenching new book: a wartime polio epidemic in the summer of and the effect it has on a closely knit, family-oriented Newark community and its children. At the center of Nemesis is a vigorous, dutiful twenty-three-year-old playground director, Bucky Cantor, a javelin thrower and weightlifter. Nemesis. Philip Roth. Vintage International, - Fiction - pages. 39 Reviews. Set in a Newark neighborhood during a terrifying polio outbreak, Nemesis is a wrenching examination of the forces of circumstance on our lives. Bucky Cantor is a vigorous, dutiful twenty-three-year-old playground director during the summer of
The unknown (at the time) enemy, or indeed 'nemesis', is at first glance the Polio outbreak itself. Roth uses simple interactions between characters brilliantly, particularly between the many children that feature in the story. Nothing really complex arises in the book, but that is what makes it so good. Philip Roth’s Nemesis is a taut, tense morality tale set amid a fictional polio epidemic in s Newark, New Jersey, and a summer camp in the Pocono Mountains. "Philip Roth has done it again! For his 32nd book, America’s outstanding writer has once again demonstrated his mastery of the short novel with his newest contribution, Nemesis. This achievement is especially noteworthy since Roth is now 77 years old, but advanced age has not dimmed his unusual capacity to engage and delight his readers.".
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