American Pastoral Resources
Websites
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You don't have to be a member to access this excellent Roth site.
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Check out The New York Times page on Roth for lots of helpful resources.
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The list looks at fiction from 1923 to the present.
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Some information on the protest organization alluded to in the novel.
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From PBS, some information on another group alluded to in the novel.
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This site is from Random House, the publishers of the novel, and has a long list of questions to direct your reading.
Movie or TV Productions
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Ewan McGregor: from Trainspotting junkie to American Pastoral hero.
Documents
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An essay from The New York Times.
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An Newsweek essay by David Gates discussing the role of the terrorist in fiction. Gates mentions American Pastoral.
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From the Guardian—lots of Zuckerman history, for your enjoyment.
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A review from Slate.
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A review from the Post-Gazette. Provides a nice discussion of "the pastoral" as a literary form.
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Roth talks about the final Zuckerman book, Exit Ghost.
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Roth talks about why he has to kill Nathan Zuckerman and much, much more.
Videos
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From 2006: getting to know the great man himself.
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Roth discusses America. He does not shout "USA! USA!"
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Jeffrey Brown interviews Roth. Roth keeps his poker face on.
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Information on the 1967 riots referenced in the novel.
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Roth on writing about sex. Scan-da-lous.
Images
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This cover features a family on the front.
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Roth is the coolest kid on his block.
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Looks nice, Phil! Can we come visit?