Sabbath’s Theater (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Philip Roth
- First Published: 1995
- Type of Plot: Comic realism
- Time of Work: The 1940’s to the 1990’s
- Setting: New York, New Jersey, and New England
- Principal Characters: Mickey Sabbath, Nicki, Roseanna, Drenka, Dijkta, Matthew, Morty, Nick Cowan, Johnson, Cousin Fish, Lincoln Gelman
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Suicide, Fear, Adultery, Depression, mental, Puppets or puppet plays
- Locales: New York, New Jersey, New England
The Novel
Sabbath’s Theater is a story about a man at the end of his rope, a man for whom life is a punishment. He is shown in the last stages of that life, when he has to decide whether he will continue to live or whether he should commit suicide. Morris (Mickey) Sabbath is a sixty-four-year-old former puppeteer and a sexual deviant consumed by lust. His life revolves around one aberrant sexual exploit after another. In the 1950’s, he runs a puppet theater opposite the gates of Columbia University in New York City. He uses his fingers as puppets and as a vehicle...
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