Roth, Philip

The Dying Animal

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ISBN 13:: 9780099422693
author:: Roth, Philip
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Vintage
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2002
Pages:: 176
Dimensions:: 12.9 x 1.2 x 19.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: Modern fiction
Condition:: New
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A vicious and furious novel, unapologetically written for its own time, Philip Roth's "The Dying Animal" is also strangely funny and brutally honest. David Kepesh, a renowned cultural critic in his sixties, has spent years casually sleeping with younger women, maintaining an aesthete's critical distance. However, his life is disrupted by Consuela Castillo, a stunning Cuban student who sets him on a path of sexual jealousy and loss. Through Kepesh's tumultuous journey, Roth explores the complexities of erotic lust and the search for freedom, shackled by a mortal human body. This virtuosic performance from Philip Roth is a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition, tackling themes that are both deeply personal and universally relatable.

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