Philip Roth vs. Leo Tolstoy
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Philip Roth
1933 – 2018
Philip Roth was an American novelist best known for works exploring Jewish identity, sexuality, and American life, including Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral. He won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
"The only obsession everyone wants: 'love.' People think that in falling in love they make themselves whole? The Platonic union of souls? I think otherwise. I th…"
Leo Tolstoy
1828 – 1910
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
"I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."
Connections
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