Anyhow, Irving Howe argued that black writers were not being political enough and should follow the model created by Richard Wright. +
@matthunte @davidrieff I admired Howe too but he was at his worst in "Black Boys and Native Sons" and "Philip Roth Reconsidered"
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@HeerJeet It may be noteworthy that Ellison defended Roth when he was attacked in a conference at Yeshiva in "62. -
@matthunte I vaguely remember this. Was this written up somewhere? (Maybe in Roth's The Facts?) - Show replies
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