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The Humbling

Everything is over for Simon Axler, the protagonist. He is one of the leading American stage actors of his generation, now in his sixties, he has lost his magic, his talent and his assurance. Into this shattering account of inexplicable and terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual erotic desire.

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  • "Humbling <dt.&gt"
  • "Humbling"@it
  • "Humbling"@pl

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  • "Everything is over for Simon Axler, the protagonist. He is one of the leading American stage actors of his generation, now in his sixties, he has lost his magic, his talent and his assurance. Into this shattering account of inexplicable and terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual erotic desire."@en
  • "Für Simon Axler geht es bergab. Mit sechzig hat er, einer der besten Theaterschauspieler, alles Selbstvertrauen verloren. Als er auch noch von seiner Frau verlassen wird, kehrt er der Bühne endgültig den Rücken zu und beginnt eine scheinbar unmögliche Beziehung mit der lesbischen Tochter eines Jugendfreundes. Doch was zunächst wie ein belebender Trost aussieht, erweist sich als Flucht vor der Wirklichkeit. Philip Roth erzählt in seinem Roman mit unverwechselbarer Eindringlichkeit und Ironie vom Schicksal eines alternden Schauspielers. Auf Simons Reise ans Ende der Nacht entblößt der in den USA lebende Autor gnadenlos alle menschlichen Täuschungen - Liebe und Macht, Leidenschaft und Prestige."
  • "Simon Axler is one of the principal actors in North American theater; but now, as a 60-year-old, he has lost his magic, his talent and his self confidence. He can no longer pretend that he is someone else. With this disappearance of personal points of reference comes another drama: an unusual erotic desire which is so risky that it does not lead to relief but to a somber end."
  • "What happens when all the ways that we convince ourselves of our solidity, all our life's performances are stripped off? Simon Axler, one of the leading American stage actors of his generation, is about to find out. Now in his sixties, he has lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. His wife has gone, his audience has left him, his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. Consumed by an erotic desire, he plunges into a darker and more shocking end."
  • "Everything is over for Simon Axler, the protagonist of Philip Roth's startling new book. A leading American actor of his generation, Simon has lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. When he goes on stage he feels like a lunatic. His confidence has drained away; he imagines people laughing at him. His wife has gone, his audience has left him, and his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. Into this shattering account of terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual erotic desire, a consolation so risky and aberrant that it points toward a darker and more shocking end. In this long day's journey into night, told with Roth's inimitable urgency, bravura, and gravity, all the ways that we persuade ourselves of our solidity, all our life's performances, talent, love, sex, hope, energy, reputation, are stripped off."
  • "Everything is over for Simon Axler, an American stage actor in his sixties, who lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. When he goes onstage he feels like a lunatic and looks like an idiot. His confidence in his powers has drained away. Into this shattering account of inexplicable and terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual erotic desire, a consolation for a bereft life so risky and aberrant that it points not toward comfort and gratification but to a yet darker and more shocking end."
  • "What happens when all the ways that we convince ourselves of our solidity, all our life's performances--talent, love, sex, hope, energy, reputation--are stripped off? Simon Axler, one of the leading American stage actors of his generation, is about to find out. Now in his sixties, he has lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. His wife has gone, his audience has left him, his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. Consumed by an erotic desire, he plunges into a darker and more shocking end."
  • "What happens when all the ways that we convince ourselves of our solidity, all our life's performances--talent, love, sex, hope, energy, reputation--are stripped off? Simon Axler, one of the leading American stage actors of his generation, is about to find out. Now in his sixties, he has lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. His wife has gone, his audience has left him, his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. Consumed by an erotic desire, he plunges into a darker and more shocking end."@en
  • "Features a leading American stage actor, now in his 60s and losing his confidence."
  • "What happens when all the ways that we convince ourselves of our solidity, all our life's performances--talent, love, sex, hope, energy, reputation--are stripped off? Simon Axler, one of the leading American stage actors of his generation, is about to find out. Now in his sixties, he has lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. His wife has gone, his audience has left him, his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. Into this shattering account of inexplicable and terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual, all consuming, erotic desire, a consolation for the bereft life so risky and aberrant that it points not toward comfort and gratification but to a darker and more shocking end."
  • "Simon Axler es uno de los principales actores teatrales norteamericanos, y ahora, ya sexagenario, ha perdido su magia, su talento y la seguridad en sí mismo. Ya no puede fingir que es otra persona. En esta desaparición de los referentes personales, estalla otra trama: un deseo erótico fuera de lo corriente que es tan arriesgado que no apunta hasta el alivio, sino a un final aún más sombrío."
  • "An aging stage actor becomes involved with a woman twenty-five years his junior."
  • "Een beroemde Amerikaanse acteur van 65 die zijn zelfvertrouwen verloor toen hij na twee desastreuze rollen door zijn vrouw werd verlaten, belandt in een onverwachte relatie."
  • "Everything is over for Simon Axler, an American stage actor in his sixties, who lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance.When he goes onstage he feels like a lunatic and looks like an idiot. His confidence in his powers has drained away. Into this shattering account of inexplicable and terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual erotic desire, a consolation for a bereft life so risky and aberrant that it points not toward comfort and gratification but to a yet darker and more shocking end."
  • "Everything is over for Simon Axler. A leading American actor of his generation, now in his sixties, Simon has lost his magic, his talent, and his assurance. When he goes on stage he feels like a lunatic. His confidence has drained away; he imagines people laughing at him. His wife is gone, his audience has left him, and his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. Into this terrifying self-evacuation bursts a counterplot of unusual erotic desire, a consolation so risky and aberrant that it points toward a dark and shocking end."

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  • "Playaway audiobooks"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "American fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Popular literature"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Translations"
  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Roman américain"

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  • "La Humiliació"@ca
  • "Le rabaissement"
  • "La Humillación"
  • "The Humbling"
  • "The Humbling"@en
  • "De vernedering"
  • "Ponižanje"@sl
  • "Ē tapeinōsē"
  • "La humiliació"
  • "Die Demütigung : Roman"
  • "Le rabaissement : roman"
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Pokoření"
  • "Die Demütigung Roman"
  • "Mapalah"
  • "Upokorzenie"@pl
  • "Upokorzenie"
  • "מפלה"
  • "L'umiliazione"@it
  • "A humilhação"
  • "L'umiliazione"
  • "Uniženje"
  • "The humbling"
  • "The humbling"@en
  • "Ydmygelsen"
  • "La humillación"@es
  • "Unizhenie : [roman]"
  • "La humillación"
  • "Ydmygelsen"@da

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