The Dying Animal

By: Philip Roth

Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte

Philip Roth, one of the best-known and award winning literary masters of our time, engages his readership with insightful and challenging novels of the human condition.

With The Dying Animal, he revisits the character David Kepesh. At age 60, Kapesh is drawn out of his carefully ordered existence and into an obsessive affair with one of his students.

©2001 Philip Roth (P)2008 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"Insidiously disturbing and completely irresistable...All sympathetic readers will find themselves wondering: Is Philip Roth now our finest living novelist?" ( The Washington Post)

"A distinguished addition to Roth's increasingly remarkable literary career." ( The San Francisco Chronicle)

“Roth is a mesmerizing writer, whose very language has the vitality of a living organism.” ( Los Angeles Times)

very good

an eternal subject: old man - young woman
Roth offers some powerful moments while dissecting his protagonist's life. He keeps it short and juicy. Truly recommendable.

interesting, enjoyable, a bit odd, but fun

I've only read/listened to a couple of Roth's books but they were both thought provoking, strange, a bit erotic, and fun. I guess more than anything else, his books make me laugh, but then sometimes, i'm not sure if i'm amused or repulsed... it's quite odd. Definitely worth listening to.

The Book was Very Strong

The book is an easy listen, but has some very powerful moments. The ending takes an interesting twist. Short book. Worth the time.

Sad manipulative teacher sexes all

Well narrated - the story gets to the heart of all the ends and outs of growing old dying and being unfaithful and self centered! I really had to get past the old man sexing to get to the message. I would not have read this if I really had known what it was about.

OK - but Odd

Still not sure how much I liked this book - it was odd - a bit hard to catch on to the story