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  • The Plot Against America

  • By: Philip Roth
  • Narrated by: Ron Silver
  • Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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The Plot Against America

By: Philip Roth
Narrated by: Ron Silver
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When celebrity aviator, Charles A. Lindbergh, wins the 1940 presidential election on the slogan of 'America First', fear invades every Jewish household. Not only has Lindbergh blamed the Jews for pushing America towards war with Germany, he has negotiated an 'understanding' with the Nazis promising peace between the two nations.

Growing up in the 'ghetto' of Newark, Philip Roth recounts his childhood caught in the stranglehold of this counterfactual nightmare. As America sinks into its own dark metamorphosis and Jewish families are torn apart, fear and uncertainty spread.

Who really is President Lindbergh?

And to what end has he hijacked America?

**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**

©2004 Philip Roth (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Critic reviews

'He captures better than anyone the collision of public and private, the intrusion of history into the skin, the pores of every individual alive.' Guardian

'It’s one of the great political novels for its depiction of how alterations in power affect ordinary men and women, and how obedience brings disaster.' Linda Grant

'Many passages in The Plot Against America echo feelings voiced today by vulnerable Americans - immigrants and minorities as alarmed by Trump's election as the Jews of Newark are frightened by Lindbergh's.' New Yorker

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Not really going where promised

Though the story was intriguing, it wasn't really an alternate history tale in the historical sense of the word. It was a good Jewish tale of fear, hatred and the eternal struggle of belonging, but only by the end of the book the 'alternate history' part really took in. an Okay read and good narration but not the masterpiece it could have been.

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