Sabbath’s Theater

Philip Roth

Language: English

Publisher: Random House

Published: Aug 2, 2007

Description:

B/B 2 classic books for the price of 1: Vintage Sin is a limited edition gift pack which consists of beautifully designed separate volumes of IInferno/I by Dante and Philip Roth's shocking novel, ISabbath's Theater/I. Vintage Sin is just one of ten Vintage Classic Twins to collect. Each twin consists of two books: a specially designed limited edition of one modern classic title and one established classic work. The books in each pair have been carefully selected to provide a thought-provoking combination. IInferno:/I On Good Friday evening in the year 1300, Dante finds himself lost in a dark and menacing wood. The ghost of Virgil offers to lead him to safety but the path lies through the terrifying kingdom of Satan. On his journey deep into the underworld, Dante crosses paths with both old acquaintances and famous characters from history as he witnesses the strange and gruesome sufferings of the damned. ISabbath's Theater:/I Once a scandalously inventive puppeteer, Micky Sabbath at sixty-four is still defiantly antagonistic and exceedingly libidinous. But after the death of his long-time mistress, Sabbath embarks on a turbulent journey into his past. Bereft and grieving, besieged by the ghosts of those who loved and hated him most, he contrives a succession of farcical disasters that take him to the brink of madness and extinction