Novelist Philip Roth and the Newark Public Library bring his books ‘home’

Der amerikanische Schriftsteller Philip Roth hat seine Privatbibliothek der Newark Public Library übereignet. The Times schreibt dazu: 

"The books will be shelved in Newark exactly as they are in Connecticut—not a window into Mr. Roth’s mind exactly, but physical evidence of the eclectic writers who helped shape it: Salinger, Bellow, Malamud, Kafka, Bruno Schulz. Many of the volumes are heavily underlined and annotated. “It’s like he’s having a dialogue with them,” [Library Trustee Rosemary Steinbaum] said.
“I’m 83, and I don’t have any heirs,” Mr. Roth said, explaining why he decided to give the library away. “If I had children it might be a different story. It’s not a huge library, but it’s special to me, and I wanted it preserved as it was, if only for historical interest: What was an American writer reading in the second half of the 20th century."