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The Human Stain is set in 1998 in the United States, during the period of President Bill Clinton 's impeachment hearings and scandal over Monica Lewinsky. It is the third of Roth's postwar novels that take on large social themes.
- Philip Roth
- 2000
With Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise. When a disgraced former college dean has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark, twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking fact about his own life that he has kept secret for fifty years.
- (32K)
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Robert Benton
- 2003-12-18
The Human Stain is a 2003 American drama film directed by Robert Benton. Its screenplay, by Nicholas Meyer, is based on the novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris.
May 10, 2000 · In The Human Stain, it is the summer of 1998, and Coleman Silk is the Dean at a small college when a false allegation of racism rocks his world. Coleman has been dealt a blow by the world, an injustice.
- (42.3K)
- 2000
- Philip Roth
- Paperback
Oct 31, 2003 · What makes “The Human Stain” ambitious and fascinating is how it considers both of these journeys. Once he decides to pass, Coleman Silk finds it relatively easy to exist as a white Navy officer, college student and professor; he must have had problems, but we don’t see them.
"The Human Stain" is a novel by American author Philip Roth, published in 2000. This compelling work delves into themes of identity, race, and social stigma, weaving together a complex narrative that challenges readers to confront their own beliefs and prejudices.
In the late 1990s, writer Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise) has settled in a lakeside New England cabin following his second divorce and a battle with prostate ...
- 2 min
- 239.6K
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