Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xix
5. Abbreviations xxi
6. 1. Introduction: Roth Antagonistes 1
7. 2. Immaturity: A Genealogy 39
8. 3. Ancestors and Relatives: The Game of Appropriation and the Sacrifice of Assimilation 88
9. 4. “A very slippery subject”: The Counterlife as Pivot 125
10. 5. Letting Go, or How to Lead a Stupid Life: Sabbath’s Nakedness 155
11. 6. Being Game in The Human Stain 193
12. 7. The Two Philips 236
13. Coda: “The stars are indispensable” 260
14. Notes 267
15. Works Cited 287
16. Index 295