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Pbs Learning Media: I Work Every Day: American Masters

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In this video segment [3:31], award winning novelist Phillip Roth elaborates on the details of his writing process and work environment preferences. Roth strongly believes that "life isn't good enough" as a point of reference when it comes to creative writing. He says there is a journalistic side to writing novels, as he feels that authors need to gather facts to base their "inventions" on. Discussion questions are provided.

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