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In April, Philip Roth published a eulogy<\/a> for his beloved high-school teacher Bob Lowenstein in the<\/i> New York Times. A couple of weeks ago, Roth visited Audible.com\u2019s Newark, New Jersey, headquarters to record an audio version of the eulogy, which is now available as a free audio download at Audible<\/a>. Listen to an exclusive clip below.<\/i><\/p>\n

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For every download of \u201cIn Memory of a Friend, Teacher and Mentor,\u201d Audible will donate $1 to the Newark Public Library. \u201cWe are delighted to be able to offer Philip Roth\u2019s legions of fans this special audio recording of Philip reading his moving eulogy for\u00a0his high school teacher,\u201d said Audible founder and CEO Donald Katz. \u201cHere at Audible, we celebrate our connection to the great city of Newark every day, and as a literary company we take special pride in the fact that Newark is Philip\u2019s hometown. Hearing a legendary author reading his own words can be an incredibly intimate and moving experience, and we hope many people will download this wonderful audio piece and in doing so help us support the Newark Public Library, which sustained Philip as a young reader and writer.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Roth was kind enough to talk a bit about the audio recording, the important role of the library during his childhood and young adulthood, and the inspiration teachers can provide.<\/i><\/p>\n

I understand that all of the conference rooms at Audible are named for people or places significant to Newark and its history, and that it has a Philip Roth room. Did you record there? <\/b><\/p>\n

No, that\u2019s a conference room. It\u2019s right next to the Stephen Crane conference room.\u00a0 I recorded in a little studio named for Duke Ellington.<\/p>\n

Are you someone who can listen to his own voice?<\/b><\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t done much of it.<\/p>\n

As a rule, you don\u2019t do audio recordings?<\/b><\/p>\n

No, I don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Have you listened to other recordings of your work?<\/b><\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

As a matter of principle, or lack of interest?<\/b><\/p>\n

I listened once. That took care of it. <\/p>\n

Do you listen to any audio books in general?<\/b><\/p>\n

No, I don\u2019t. I\u2019d rather read them. And when I\u2019m driving, I don\u2019t want to listen to anything. I play music.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to record this, given that you haven\u2019t made a practice of audio recordings?<\/b><\/p>\n

For Bob. I thought it would find a wider audience among Bob\u2019s associates and friends, who would have access to it. Also, they told me they would give a dollar a hit up to $25,000 to the Newark Public Library, and that was appealing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tell me a little about the time you spent there growing up in Newark.<\/b><\/p>\n

The library was very important to me as a kid. The main Newark Public Library was downtown, and I went to a branch library where I lived, about a mile away. I went often, when I got to be eleven, twelve, thirteen. Then, my first year of college, I went to college there in Newark\u2014Newark-Rutgers, now\u2014and the college didn\u2019t have a library, so the Newark Public Library was our library. I\u2019m very attached to it. And I don\u2019t want it to go under. Not that $25,000 will save<\/i> it, but it can\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n

Does reading work aloud make you think of the prose in a different way?<\/b><\/p>\n

Well, of course I\u2019ve given readings for years, read acceptance speeches \u2026 the prose isn\u2019t written to be spoken, so you do have to fiddle a bit, vocally.<\/p>\n

How many takes did this one require?<\/b><\/p>\n

Just did it once.<\/p>\n

You wrote about Bob in his lifetime, basing a character on him in I Married a Communist<\/i>. Was he pleased by the portrayal?<\/b><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know. I hope so. People generally aren\u2019t\u2014they don\u2019t like it. \u201cWhy am I so mean?\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re<\/i> not mean; the character\u2019s mean!\u201d They don\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n

Would he have objected to such a tribute while he was living?<\/b><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure some people did write about him\u2014he was legendary. I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

It was lovely to see a tribute to a great high-school teacher in a time when we\u2019ve been reading a lot of horror stories. <\/b><\/p>\n

In those days we had a lot of good teachers. There were a couple of bad ones\u2014boring. But by and large they were inspiring. Bob and I were talking about the time I was in high school. He said, You kids made us good.<\/p>\n

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