This is wonderful for the Newark Public Library, which Roth calls his home away from home. We probably have a special attachment to Roth since our son interviewed him in his NY apartment three years ago for his 80th birthday and found out that Mrs. C's father's first cousin was Roth's best friend when they were in school in Newark.
This is certainly true of the relatives who grew up in Newark:
"He chose Newark, he added, because like a lot of people of his generation, especially those who had attended Weequahic High School, he retained a singular attachment to his old hometown. “It may also be true of people who grew up in Cleveland or Detroit,” he said. “I don’t know. I do know that kids who graduated between when Weequahic opened in the ’30s and the great population shift that occurred in the 1960s remain very devoted to their memories and to the school.”
This is wonderful for the Newark Public Library, which Roth calls his home away from home. We probably have a special attachment to Roth since our son interviewed him in his NY apartment three years ago for his 80th birthday and found out that Mrs. C's father's first cousin was Roth's best friend when they were in school in Newark.
This is certainly true of the relatives who grew up in Newark:
"He chose Newark, he added, because like a lot of people of his generation,
especially those who had attended Weequahic High School, he retained a
singular attachment to his old hometown. “It may also be true of people
who grew up in Cleveland or Detroit,” he said. “I don’t know. I do know
that kids who graduated between when Weequahic opened in the ’30s and
the great population shift that occurred in the 1960s remain very
devoted to their memories and to the school.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/books/philip-roth-newark-public-library.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Farts&action=click&contentCollection=arts®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront