Phillip Roth Throws in The Towel

In an interview with the French publication Les inRocks novelist Philip Roth has said he will retire from writing.

"At the end of his life, the boxer Joe Louis said: 'I did the best I could with what I had,'" Roth said. "This is exactly what I would say of my work: I did the best I could with what I had."

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