1. The last 25 years of Philip Roth's are depressing to contemplate. After a bitter divorce, Roth became unmoored: touchy, self-justifying, quick to break with old friends, prone to doomed relationships, eager to find a biographical vindication. His estate continues the folly.
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6. The paradox here is that the unauthorized biography Roth stonewalled by not allowing quotes (Ira Nadel) is actually much better for Roth's reputation than Bailey's book. Nadel wrote a literary biography about a writer, Bailey a re-litigation of private feuds.
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@ejessicajohnson did a podcast about the Roth scandal but also much more: about the need people have to control the narrative of their lives (and their relationships) & how that leads to disaster. It's a great discussion. Listen here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/podcast-philip-roth-control-freak …Show this thread
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The estate could enact a 25 or 5O year moratorium on opening of the papers, entrust them to a well known library (e.g. Beinecke). This sort of thing is common practice
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