Philip Roth RIP

American novelist, Philip Roth, has died, aged 85.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44220189

Obituary: Philip Roth, the author who scandalised middle America

Philip Roth

Apparently, last year, he said of Trump "He's a humanly impoverished con-man destitute of all decency and wielding a vocabulary of 77 words that is better called Jerkish than English.”

No doubt, a glowing tribute to come from Trump, then.

lol! he didn't hold back. R.I.P.

Massive loss, The Human Stain is an essential read.RIP

BBC 2 is repeating the Alan Yentob two-part documentary "Imagine... Philip Roth Unleashed", tonight and tomorrow, at 23:15.