During his long career, Roth has often set his novels in mid-twentieth-century New Jersey. NEMESIS takes place there, during a polio epidemic. A young playground director sees the disease ravage the children he cares for; when he has the chance to escape the city, he is torn between self-protection and devotion to duty. While telling a great story, Roth explores issues of guilt, obligation, and the effects of choice and chance.
NEMESIS is the fourth in a series of recent short novels by Roth; separately or together they are powerful reading.
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