Simon Axler is one of America's leading classical stage actors, but his talent - his magic - has deserted him. All the spontaneity and unthinking impulsiveness that made him great has been replaced by a paralysing self-consciousness. Overwhelmed, Axler's wife promptly leaves him, and Axler checks into a psychiatric hospital.
It is only when he begins an affair with Pegeen - formerly a lesbian of 17 years - that Axler's regeneration (and then his final catastrophe) can begin.
| ISBN: | 9780099535652 |
| Publication date: | 2nd September 2010 |
| Author: | Philip Roth |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 140 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Simon Axler is one of America's leading classical stage actors, but his talent - his magic - has deserted him. All the spontaneity and unthinking impulsiveness that made him great has been replaced by a paralysing self-consciousness.
The Humbling features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Paperback. £8.99, down from the £9.99 cover price. Temporarily Out Of Stock.
The Humbling was written by Philip Roth and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
The Humbling has 140 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. Temporarily Out Of Stock.