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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