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Letting Go is Roth's first full-length novel, published just after Goodbye, Columbus, when he was twenty-nine. Set in 1950s Chicago, New York, and Iowa City, Letting Go presents as brilliant a fictional portrait as we have of a mid-century America defined by social and ethical constraints and by moral compulsions conspicuously different from those of today.Newly discharged from the Korean War army, reeling from his mother's recent death, freed from old attachments and hungrily seeking others, Gabe Wallach is drawn to Paul Herz, a fellow graduate student in literature, and to Libby, Paul's moody, intense wife. Gabe's desire to be connected to the ordered "world of feeling" that he finds in books is first tested vicariously by the anarchy of the Herzes' struggles with responsible adulthood and then by his own eager love affairs. Driven by the desire to live seriously and act generously, Gabe meets an impassable test in the person of Martha Reganhart, a spirited, outspoken, divorced mother of two, a formidable woman who, according to critic James Atlas, is masterfully portrayed with "depth and resonance."The complex liason between Gabe and Martha and Gabe's moral enthusiasm for the trials of others are at the heart of this tragically comic work.… (plus d'informations)
If it lacks the bite and intensity that Roth would later perfect, it's because this novel is a foundation for it. It's size is a testament to a young writer figuring out the craft and all its capabilities. It is a good book, a great one that will stay with me for years to come. The word 'Ambition' is thrown around whenever an attempt is somewhat unsuccessful at accomplishing greatness. However, here is ambition that does accomplish something great. While a bit too Jamesian for my taste, Roth clearly cannot fully hide the passion that his work is noted for. Along with the great issues of his oeuvre, the passion shows through Gabe's attempt at deadening himself to his surroundings. By the end, he's just as wrapped up in the world of feelings as we are. ( )
The psychological tension builds in this novel, Roth's first, until it reaches a crescendo towards the end. Powerful stuff. Letting Go revolves around academics Gabe Wallach and Paul Herz. It explores religion, social class, relationships and social constraints in 1950s America. ( )
A novel that examines the unintended consequences of...well, just living a life that, in the main is not vindictive, or violent, but....difficulties arise. This is not a deliberately shocking novel, but one that was a sign of more entertaining works to come. ( )
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Tutta la realtà è terribilmente seria; ed è la stessa moralità che, unitamente alla vita, ci proibisce di restar fedeli al candido irrealismo della nostra giovinezza, (Thomas Mann, Saggio autobiografico)
Gli uomini ci devono ciò che noi immaginiamo che ci daranno. Dobbiamo condonar loro questo debito. (Simone Weil, L'ombra e la grazia)
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Caro Gabe, Le droghe mi aiutano a piegare le dita intorno a una penna.
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Ma non ne sono sfuggito, non posso e neanche lo voglio... finché non avrò capito un po' meglio la trappola più grande di cui sono prigioniero. Tuo Gabe
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Letting Go is Roth's first full-length novel, published just after Goodbye, Columbus, when he was twenty-nine. Set in 1950s Chicago, New York, and Iowa City, Letting Go presents as brilliant a fictional portrait as we have of a mid-century America defined by social and ethical constraints and by moral compulsions conspicuously different from those of today.Newly discharged from the Korean War army, reeling from his mother's recent death, freed from old attachments and hungrily seeking others, Gabe Wallach is drawn to Paul Herz, a fellow graduate student in literature, and to Libby, Paul's moody, intense wife. Gabe's desire to be connected to the ordered "world of feeling" that he finds in books is first tested vicariously by the anarchy of the Herzes' struggles with responsible adulthood and then by his own eager love affairs. Driven by the desire to live seriously and act generously, Gabe meets an impassable test in the person of Martha Reganhart, a spirited, outspoken, divorced mother of two, a formidable woman who, according to critic James Atlas, is masterfully portrayed with "depth and resonance."The complex liason between Gabe and Martha and Gabe's moral enthusiasm for the trials of others are at the heart of this tragically comic work.
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