Critical Praise
"As provocative as anything in the chapters of St. Augustine or Rousseau. "
——Stefan Kanfer, The Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Roth creates his own Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man -- a marvelously poetic chronicle. "
——Chicago Sun—Times
"A dramatic and moving event . . . a stirring portrait of a vanished culture. "
——Newsweek
" One of the most remarkable literary creations of this century. "
——Publishers Weekly, starred review
"[Roth's} act of memory and confession is awe-inspiring. "
——Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun—Times
"Brilliant . . . [Roth] has created one of the most important works of the century. "
——Ronald Reed, Dallas Morning News