NEW YORK (AP) - New York City’s 92nd Street Y says it will host a marathon reading of Philip Roth’s novel “The Plot Against America” this October with the help of several prominent actors.
The novel, one of the late author’s most famous works, is an alternate history of the United States that speculates what would have happened if Charles Lindbergh was elected president. The Wall Street Journal reports the Y will host a four-hour reading from an abridged version of the work, featuring actors John Turturro, Jon Hamm, Michael Stuhlbarg and Jennifer Ehle - among others.
The 150,000-word novel was abridged by Columbia University Professor James Shapiro for the event, cutting it down to 45,000 words.
Bernard Schwartz, who directs the Y’s Unterberg Poetry Center, says he hopes the event will stimulate conversation.
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Information from: The Wall Street Journal, http://www.wsj.com
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