Philip Roth’s latest biographer wants Jews to read him again, without the guilt
Stanford historian Steven J. Zipperstein had already begun work on the biography before the author died in 2018, arguing why Roth remains relevant and vital, especially to current Jewish discourse.
Steven J. Zipperstein said his training as a historian helped him separate truth from fiction in writing his biography of Roth.(photo credit: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS/JTA)ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA