Philip Roth
Philip Milton Roth was an American novelist and short story writer. Roth's fiction—often 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 "sensual, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of American identity. He first gained attention with the 1959 short story collection Goodbye, Columbus, which won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. Ten years later, he published the bestseller Portnoy's Complaint. Nathan Zuckerman, Roth's literary alter ego, narrates several of his books. A fictionalized Philip Roth narrates some of his others, such as the alternate history The Plot Against America.
Books by Philip Roth
13 books available
2010
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth
3.8(48,003)
In an America where Charles Lindbergh becomes president and aligns with Nazi Germany, a young Philip Roth navigates the terrifying descent of his Jewish family and nation into an abyss of fascism and antisemitism.
American Pastoral
by Philip Roth
3.9(65,019)
A decorated athlete's American dream shatters when his daughter commits an act of political terrorism, forcing him to confront the dark side of a seemingly perfect society.
Sabbath's Theater
by Philip Roth
3.9(8,877)
Mickey Sabbath, a sixty-four-year-old puppeteer, embarks on a lecherous and grief-stricken odyssey through his past after the death of his mistress, leaving a trail of farcical disasters and confronting the ghosts of his scandalous life.
