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“The Humbling is not vintage Roth, despite its compelling premise. The bizarre series of episodes -- mostly sexual encounters with women -- which make up this short novel don't play to Roth's strengths. (...) The Humbling disappoints because it avoids these universal implications, and veers off into a baroque world of the unique and fantastic, never quite deigning to make its world concrete or to give its characters the honour of an independent will.”

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Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher

Philip Hensher, born on February 20, 1965, is a distinguished British novelist known for his unique literary style and profound insights into human nature. more

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