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| Roth's fiction, regularly set in his birthplace of [[Newark, New Jersey]], is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between [[reality and fiction]], for its "supple, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of [[American identity]]. | Roth's fiction, regularly set in his birthplace of [[Newark, New Jersey]], is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between [[reality and fiction]], for its "supple, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of [[American identity]]. | ||
| + | ==List of works== | ||
| - | Roth first gained attention with the 1959 [[novella]] ''[[Goodbye, Columbus]]'', for which he received the U.S. [[National Book Award for Fiction]]. He became one of the most awarded American writers of his generation. His books have twice received the [[National Book Award]] and the [[National Book Critics Circle]] award, and three times the [[PEN/Faulkner Award]]. He received a [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction|Pulitzer Prize]] for his 1997 novel ''[[American Pastoral]]'', which featured one of his best-known characters, [[Nathan Zuckerman]], a character in many of Roth's novels. ''[[The Human Stain]]'' (2000), another Zuckerman novel, was awarded the United Kingdom's [[WH Smith Literary Award]] for the best book of the year. In 2001, in [[Prague]], Roth received the inaugural [[Franz Kafka Prize]]. | + | === Novels === |
| + | ==== Zuckerman ==== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Ghost Writer]]'' (1979) | ||
| + | * ''[[Zuckerman Unbound]]'' (1981) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Anatomy Lesson (1983 novel)|The Anatomy Lesson]]'' (1983) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Prague Orgy]]'' (1985) | ||
| + | (The above four books are collected as ''[[Zuckerman Bound]]'') | ||
| + | * ''[[The Counterlife]]'' (1986) | ||
| + | * ''[[American Pastoral]]'' (1997) | ||
| + | * ''[[I Married a Communist]]'' (1998) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Human Stain]]'' (2000) | ||
| + | * ''[[Exit Ghost]]'' (2007) | ||
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| + | ==== Roth ==== | ||
| + | * ''Novotny's Pain'' (1980), published by [[Sylvester & Orphanos]] | ||
| + | * ''[[The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography]]'' (1988) | ||
| + | * ''[[Deception: A Novel]]'' (1990) | ||
| + | * ''[[Patrimony: A True Story]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | * ''[[Operation Shylock|Operation Shylock: A Confession]]'' (1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Plot Against America]]'' (2004) | ||
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| + | ==== Kepesh ==== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Breast]]'' (1972) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Professor of Desire]]'' (1977) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Dying Animal]]'' (2001) | ||
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| + | ==== Nemeses ==== | ||
| + | * ''[[Everyman (novel)|Everyman]]'' (2006) | ||
| + | * ''[[Indignation (novel)|Indignation]]'' (2008) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Humbling]]'' (2009) | ||
| + | * ''[[Nemesis (Philip Roth novel)|Nemesis]]'' (2010) | ||
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| + | ==== Other ==== | ||
| + | * ''[[Goodbye, Columbus]]'' (1959) | ||
| + | * ''[[Letting Go (novel)|Letting Go]]'' (1962) | ||
| + | * ''[[When She Was Good]]'' (1967) | ||
| + | * ''[[Portnoy's Complaint]]'' (1969) | ||
| + | * ''[[Our Gang (novel)|Our Gang]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Great American Novel (Roth)|The Great American Novel]]'' (1973) | ||
| + | * ''[[My Life as a Man]]'' (1974) | ||
| + | * ''[[Sabbath's Theater]]'' (1995) | ||
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| + | === Collections === | ||
| + | * ''[[Reading Myself and Others]]'' (1976) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Philip Roth Reader]]'' (1980, revised edition 1993) | ||
| + | * ''[[Shop Talk]]'' (2001) | ||
| + | * [[The Library of America's definitive edition of Philip Roth's collected works]] (2005–17) | ||
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Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist.
Roth's fiction, regularly set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey, is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between reality and fiction, for its "supple, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of American identity.
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List of works
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Novels
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Zuckerman
- The Ghost Writer (1979)
- Zuckerman Unbound (1981)
- The Anatomy Lesson (1983)
- The Prague Orgy (1985)
(The above four books are collected as Zuckerman Bound)
- The Counterlife (1986)
- American Pastoral (1997)
- I Married a Communist (1998)
- The Human Stain (2000)
- Exit Ghost (2007)
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Roth
- Novotny's Pain (1980), published by Sylvester & Orphanos
- The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography (1988)
- Deception: A Novel (1990)
- Patrimony: A True Story (1991)
- Operation Shylock: A Confession (1993)
- The Plot Against America (2004)
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Kepesh
- The Breast (1972)
- The Professor of Desire (1977)
- The Dying Animal (2001)
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Nemeses
- Everyman (2006)
- Indignation (2008)
- The Humbling (2009)
- Nemesis (2010)
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Other
- Goodbye, Columbus (1959)
- Letting Go (1962)
- When She Was Good (1967)
- Portnoy's Complaint (1969)
- Our Gang (1971)
- The Great American Novel (1973)
- My Life as a Man (1974)
- Sabbath's Theater (1995)
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Collections
- Reading Myself and Others (1976)
- A Philip Roth Reader (1980, revised edition 1993)
- Shop Talk (2001)
- The Library of America's definitive edition of Philip Roth's collected works (2005–17)
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