ROTH, Philip.
The Humbling.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2009.
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First Edition of The Humbling; From the Library of John Barth's; Signed by Both
First edition of Roth's 30th book, concerning "an aging stage actor whose empty life is altered by a 'counterplot of unusual erotic desire'." Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. From the library of fellow National Book Award-winning novelist John Barth, with his signature to the half-title page. Barth won the National Book Award in fiction for his novel Chimera. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.
It is the basis for the 2014 filmdirected by Barry Levinson and written by Buck Henry and Michal Zebede, starring Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Dianne Wiest, Charles Grodin and Kyra Sedgwick.
The Humbling.
$450.00
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