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Editor of the Philip Roth Society newsletter
I thought it was about time to announce a little success of mine. A few months ago I was asked if I would take over the editorship of the Philip Roth Society newsletter. (www.rothsociety.org). It's based in the US but has members worldwide. I've had one or two pieces published by them and, after getting over my initial shock, I agreed. Last month I produced my first newsletter for them, had it printed and delivered to Harvard University and it's now been received by it's members. It's been well received so I'm quite pleased at the moment. The newsletter also goes to the man himself which is a little daunting but I hope he thinks it's ok.
The society itself publishes a regular Journal of academic essays about Roth's work and a number of the members are highly regarded Roth scholars.
So, now it's on to the next newsletter, which I'm looking forward to now that my first has been successful.
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Here's his Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Roth
Thanks to all for the congrats!
He can be an acquired taste for some but for a new reader I'd recommend 'The Plot against America'.
Remember Rushdie's Midnight Children? I got to page 5. The librarian told me I had got further than anyone else who had taken it out. Massive book, loads of hype, to me, utter nonsense and obviously to all the others who took it out too.
My daughter has read Faulkner, f Scott Fitzgerald, Welty, Doerr and a load of others I have never heard of, she's even read Don Quixote, which she loved. Me, I want easier reading than that! The brain gets tired after working with spirit authors, even if they do write legible attention grabbing English.
That really made me laugh, Dorothy!
Congratulations Richard, that is really something - especially as it goes to Roth as well!