Operation Shylock"One of Roth's grand inventions. . . . [He is] a comic genius." The New York Review of Books "A brilliant novel of ideas. . . . Roth has gone farther into his own genius than he ever has before." The Nation "The uncontested master of comic irony." Time "Diabolically clever, engaging. . . . [A] white water unstoppable narrative. . . . Roth is so spelndidly convincing. . . that the result is kind of a dizzying exhilaration." The Boston Globe In this

Behind the Epic Roles: Discover fascinating new details about the making of his Oscar-winning performance in Ben-Hur

this account reads like the most gripping of thrillers

From the initial shock of Panic Mode to the insecurity of the Messy Middle

attacking corporate culture head-on in this lighthearted series of essays

feeling curiously protected from the world on the other side

a massive heart attack to blame

The life you left…

Rich in historical detail and psychological insight

science and art

Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things

distinguished writers like Walt Whitman and Maya Angelou

Sometimes surprising