The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Knox doesn’t tolerate drama

Knox doesn’t tolerate drama

not even a dead man's

It is Bombay in 1971

court artists and photographers employed to record significant historical moments of political and cultural change during the reclusive Shah and Rana regimes

But this is not the whole story

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Knox doesn’t tolerate dramaWhen celebrity aviator, Charles A. Lindbergh, wins the 1940 presidential election on the slogan of 'America First', fear invades every Jewish household. Not only has Lindbergh blamed the Jews for pushing America towards war with Germany, he has negotiated an 'understanding' with the Nazis promising peace between the two nations. Growing up in the 'ghetto' of Newark, Philip Roth recounts his childhood caught in the stranglehold of this counterfactual