Description
Set in 1944 Newark, during a fictional polio epidemic that tightens the grip of fear and fate, this taut novel follows Bucky Cantor as his life is reshaped by illness, wartime absence, and the moral pressures of a community under strain. As the story moves from the city to a summer camp in the Pocono Mountains, Bucky’s search for control and meaning collides with guilt, desire, and the unsettling question of what—if anything—can be redeemed. Roth crafts a sharp, unsparing morality tale in which personal responsibility and cosmic “balance” feel inseparable, turning everyday choices into lasting consequences. With Roth’s characteristic intensity and psychological clarity, the book asks readers to consider who—or what—truly becomes a person’s nemesis when the world offers no clean escape from wrongdoing.
Available Editions
paperback
Debolsillo
Published Jan 1, 2012
208 pages
ISBN: 9788499894416
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Details
First Published
2010
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Nemesis by Philip Roth.