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| - | '''Philip Milton Roth''' (born [[March 19]], [[1933]], [[Newark, New Jersey]]) is an [[United States|American]] novelist. He gained early literary fame for the 1959 collection ''[[Goodbye, Columbus]]'' and his 1969 bestseller ''[[Portnoy's Complaint]]'' and has continued to write noted literary works, many of which feature his fictional [[alter ego]], [[Nathan Zuckerman]]. The Zuckerman novels started with ''[[The Ghost Writer]]'' in 1979, and include the [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction|Pulitzer Prize]]-winning ''[[American Pastoral]]'' (1997). | + | |
| + | '''Philip Milton Roth''' (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an [[American novelist]]. | ||
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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]]. | ||
| + | ==List of works== | ||
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| + | === 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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