American painting by Philip Roth! phenomenal in this novel, the author denounces the excesses of political correctness, denounces racism, makes the index hypocrisy and gregarious reflexes, taste of power, the scars of the Vietnam War, a .... out attack conducted by Roth in a novel to be savored but also grabs the reader by its depth to make them think, think .... All this from the story of a teacher who decides to resign to Following an "incident": a word of terms to unfortunate consequences. Stop. The characters are dense, plunges the reader into the universe that Roth offers. It is a masterpiece, a real page turner, a must read, in short, everything you want! Read it .... and English (although he just appeared in French) if possible, because the style is also a beautiful fluidity.