UK: Feminist judge resigns after Philip Roth wins Man Booker International Prize

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'Carmen Callil, one of three judges, claimed Roth did not deserve to make the shortlist let alone win the £60,000 prize.

Miss Callil, an author and founder of the feminist publishing house Virago, complained: “He goes on and on and on about the same subject in almost every single book. It's as though he's sitting on your face and you can't breathe”.

She was overruled by fellow judges Justin Cartwright, the South African novelist, and Rick Gekoski, a rare book dealer and writer.

Miss Callil complained: “I don't rate him as a writer at all. I made it clear that I wouldn't have put him on the longlist, so I was amazed when he stayed there. He was the only one I didn't admire – all the others were fine.
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Roth’s career spans 50 years and includes a Pulitzer Prize awarded in 1998. However, his style has alienated feminists who have objected to his focus on explicit male sexuality.

The 78 year-old’s books have been described as almost pornographic and often feature older men and their sexual exploits.

Feminists have argued that his female characters are portrayed as less than human to which his response has been that he “writes about the lives of men”.