A review by readbyrodkelly
The Facts by Philip Roth

5.0

This was such a unique book. Written with characteristic polish, and veering off into, or rather structurally framed by, a meta experimental conceit that has Roth commenting on his own work via his fictional counterpart, Nathan Zuckerman, whose lengthy critique makes Roth a character in his own life. The Facts posits that writing fiction, for a protonovelist of Roth's ilk, is the only way to shed the facade of reality and make the truth known. Really brilliant stuff.