Combining the moral seriousness of his American Trilogy with the furious energy he brought to Sabbath's Theater and The Professor of Desire, Roth performs a virtuosic set of variations on the theme of sexuality and its discontents.
"A disturbing masterpiece."
--The New York Review of Books--
"Sorrowful, sexy, elegant...A distinguished addition to Roth's increasingly remarkable literary career."
--San Francisco Chronicle--
"Roth is a mesmerizing writer, whose very language has the vitality of a living organism."
--Los Angeles Tims--