by Philip Roth
First published 1985
Nathan Zuckerman's career is soaring, but his personal life is in shambles. Haunted by his past, he flees to Prague on a risky mission to salvage the work of a forgotten Yiddish writer. As he navigates the city's shadowy underworld, Zuckerman confronts his own demons and the consequences of his success. This captivating novella forms a striking epilogue to Roth's acclaimed Zuckerman series, exploring the price of artistic ambition and the fragility of the creative mind.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Prague
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
700 pages · Hardcover · Library of America