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"Appointed by Philip Roth and granted independence and complete access, Blake Bailey spent years poring over Roth’s personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and engaging Roth himself in breathtakingly candid conversations. The result is an indelible portrait of an American master and of the postwar literary scene. NY Times Review of ‘Philip Roth: The Biography’ by Blake Bailey Atlantic Review of ‘Philip Roth: The Biography’ by Blake Bailey Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Book Cover and Author headshot images provided by the author’s representative. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:08 - Since Grazed - Eleventh Dream Day 01:13 - Episode Intro 03:46 - Since Grazed (Cont’d) - Eleventh Dream Day 05:04 - Interview with Blake Bailey, Part 1 16:36 - Nothing’s Ever Lost - Eleventh Dream Day 20:28 - Interview with Blake Bailey, Part 2 36:28 - Every Time This Day It Rains - Eleventh Dream Day 36:41 - Episode Outro 38:24 - Every Time This Day It Rains (Cont’d) - Eleventh Dream Day 42:51 - S