{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"A look back at what Philip Roth said about 'The Plot Against America,' now an HBO series","publication_date":"March 17, 2020","summary":"A new HBO series based on Philip Roth's novel \"The Plot Against America\" reimagines another period of national trauma, but with a fictive twist. In his world, Roth has national hero and aviator Charles Lindbergh winning the 1940 presidential election amidst anti-Semitic activity. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Roth when the book was published in 2004, and we share an excerpt.","author_name":"By PBS NewsHour","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2020\/03\/60ebd486daa4979e85cc91c91eba1437-plotagainstameria-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}