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American Masters Episode 27.02 Philip Roth: Unmasked
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American Masters Episode 27.02 Philip Roth: Unmasked

Episode Premiere
March 29, 2013
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
Episode Premiere
March 29, 2013
Genre
Documentary
Period
1986 -
Production Co
Eagle Rock Entertainment
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/

A profile of literary lion Philip Roth. Interviewed at his New York City apartment and Connecticut farmhouse, he reflects on his upbringing in Newark, N.J., writing process and psychoanalysis, as well as the inspiration behind his most famous characters, including Alexander Portnoy, and his historical novels. The documentary also features insights from such friends as Mia Farrow; literary critic Claudia Roth Pierpont (New Yorker); and writers Jonathan Franzen, Nicole Krauss and Nathan Englander.