“This is one of the fairest and finest literary biographies I have read, with the emphasis on literary. Zipperstein does Philip Roth and his life’s work more than justice. He has produced a book that is a work of literature itself. Not every writer is what Roth called (and was called) ‘a writer’s writer.’ And not every scribe who undertakes to write a major life is truly a writer’s biographer. Zipperstein is one.”—Judith Thurman, author of Isak Dinesen:  The Life of a Storyteller

In celebration of the highly-anticipated new book by Professor Steven J. Zipperstein, Jewish Studies welcomes you to a panel discussion about the life, work, and influence of Philip Roth in light of Zipperstein's new biography, Philip Roth: Stung by Life. 

Featuring:

Molly Antopol, Author and Assistant Professor of English at Stanford

Nathan Englander, Author

Mark Greif, Associate Professor of English

Nicole Krauss, Author

This event is made possible by the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund. Co-sponsored with the Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford Public Humanities, the Department of English, the American Studies Program, and the Department of History.