The Humbling

A literary colossus, whose ability to inspire, astonish and enrage his readers is undiminished' * Washington Post *
There is a clarity, almost a ruthlessness, to his work, which makes the experience of reading any of his books a bracing, wild ride... He is the last of the giants * The Times *
Roth...knows no limits, which is part of the fun of reading him * New Stateman *
While the other big beasts of his literary generation lost it one by one, Roth has enjoyed a flowering of late form barely seen since Yeats. * Literary Review *
Roth is no longer a novelist of comic exuberance, but of thoughtful meditation about life and increasingly death; he is our surviving laureate of lateness. His new work will not detain you long, but it will linger * Telegraph *
The great man of American literature still flashes with brilliance * Sunday Express *
His most savage and unrelenting work yet... (Roth) has lost neither his voice nor his power to shock * Sunday Herald *
Roth's late prodigious burst of creativity continues * Metro *
Slim, fast-moving, sometimes funny but mostly bleak read...original and unsettling * The Times *
Adds to his reputation as one of American literature's greats * The Times *