Bernard Avishai
Academic and commentator on literature and moral questions, contributing an extended philosophical reading of Nemesis that situates the novel in ethical and existential contexts.
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Mar 13, 2026 • 1h 7min
An Evening with Philip Roth: A Conversation with Bernard Avishai, Igor Webb, and Steven Zipperstein
Philip Roth, celebrated novelist, reads closing passages from Nemesis. Steven Zipperstein, historian of Jewish culture, probes community and solitude. Igor Webb, literature scholar, examines narrative voice and plague-literature links. Bernard Avishai, moral philosopher and commentator, compares Nemesis to classic plague narratives and philosophical dilemmas. They discuss fate, duty, and the novel’s place in Roth’s later work.
Mar 13, 2026 • 1h 7min
An Evening with Philip Roth: A Conversation with Bernard Avishai, Igor Webb, and Steven Zipperstein
Philip Roth, celebrated novelist, reads from Nemesis with powerful closing passages. Steven Zipperstein, historian, situates the novel among plague narratives and themes of fate. Igor Webb, literary scholar, probes Jewish identity and narrative invention. Bernard Avishai, academic commentator, explores moral choice, duty, and tragic dignity. Multiple short conversations illuminate the book’s ethical and communal tensions.
