RT Journal Article
T1 Writing Prague: Philip Roth's and John Updike's Literary Takes on the Czech Capital.
A1 Bryla, Martyna Marika
K1 Literatura norteamericana - Temas, motivos
K1 Praga - En la literatura
AB In this essay, a productive critical dialogue is established between Philip Roth’s and John Updike’s representations of Prague under communism in The Prague Orgy (1985) and “Bech in Czech” (1987). Focusing on two central threads in both works: the intertwining of literature and politics, and Prague as a Jewish city, this essay argues that in mapping Prague, Roth and Updike revisit their protagonists’ emblematic concerns, as well as reflect on the role of the writer and literature under different political systems, questioning George Steiner’s conception of literature in the process.
PB Purdue University Press
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34032
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34032
LA eng
NO Purdue University Press me ha permitido depositar el articulo en RIUMA.
NO The research for the writing of this essay has been supported by the Universidad de Málaga, and the research project awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (ref. number: FFI2017-86417-P).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026