Philip Roth
Philip Roth (1933-2018) was one of the most decorated writers in American history, having won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award twice, the PEN/Faulkner Award three times, the National Book Award, and many more. He also won the Ambassador Book Award of the English-Speaking Union and in the same year received the National Medal of Arts at the White House. In 2001 he received the highest award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Gold Medal in...See more
Philip Roth (1933-2018) was one of the most decorated writers in American history, having won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award twice, the PEN/Faulkner Award three times, the National Book Award, and many more. He also won the Ambassador Book Award of the English-Speaking Union and in the same year received the National Medal of Arts at the White House. In 2001 he received the highest award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Gold Medal in Fiction, given every six years "for the entire work of the recipient." See less
Philip Roth's Featured Books
Philip Roth book reviews
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Exit Ghost
Great flourishing finish!
by saxunltd, Apr 16, 2021
I absolutely loved "The Ghost Writer" Philip Roth's novel of the Nathan Zuckerman stories. This is the final book of the series. I was so taken with the back and forth between Amy Bellette and Nathan ... Read More
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The Plot Against America
Roth's American Story
In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a less-than-successful novel, "It can't happen here" about how a fascist government overtook the United States. Philip Roth's 2004 novel, "The Plot Against America" ... Read More
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The Dying Animal
The Dying Animal
Near the middle of Philip Roth's short novel, "The Dying Animal" (2001), the aging narrator, David Kepesh, engages in a lengthy reflection on the American sexual revolution of the 1960's. Kepesh ... Read More