queenban (August 8, 2008 at 5:16 pm)

No mate, you've missed my point. I was simply pointing out that a lot of great American writers have constructed their magnum opus' purely on the theme of their country and the direction in which it's headed. English writers, however, don't. I don't know why I feel the need to respond to a frenchman on the subject of national identity through the medium of literature, but you took a mere opinion for succinct scripture. Please don't call me a moron either, we've (thankfully) never met.

FrenchArmy76 (August 8, 2008 at 6:22 am)

Moron, what does the literature of America have to do with England? How can the lit of england be americanised? maybe it is because your country england only produces Indian writers and no english ones :p maybe that is where it is going- to India.

FrenchArmy76 (August 8, 2008 at 6:20 am)

Shut up-you ruined the entire video for me by bringing up your stupid jewishness :) clearly all the books you read did nothing for you because you sound like a stupid kiddo with no depth.

geniuschristie (July 14, 2008 at 8:11 pm)

Excellent! thanks for posting this!

jazzmanEE (June 15, 2008 at 12:59 pm)

in a word roth=genius

menorca1571 (June 10, 2008 at 3:45 am)

¡Viva Roth!

jazzmanEE (May 30, 2008 at 12:40 pm)

trully one of the greatest authors of our times.

dinnerbucket9 (April 5, 2008 at 8:39 am)

That said, you can boast about Ian McEwan long and loud. Atonement, or at least the firt two thirds of it, is the most perfectly measured and structured and....delicatley calibrated novel I have read in ages.

dinnerbucket9 (April 5, 2008 at 8:32 am)

Perhaps tossing an Austrailian into the mix would make things worse? And better. Peter Carey well deserved the Booker Prize for The True History of the Kelly Gang [ ach, the Irish are everywhere and nowhere and usually produce titans like Joyce and Beckett] and remains Undead.

timboslayer (April 2, 2008 at 2:14 pm)

I think felt Lawson (who almost idolises Roth) was more pleased to get this interview than ever! Roth doesn't do many interviews anyway - and Lawson is often a bit flippant and jokey with most of his interviewees. This time you can tell he doesn't want to mess it up - no jibes, interruptions. Just listening.