Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) 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 Jewish and 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 Roth narrates some of his others, such as the alternate history The Plot Against America.
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Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Jews, fiction, Fiction, psychological, Jewish men, Fiction, general, Young men, Children's fiction, History, Zuckerman, nathan (fictitious character), fiction, Nathan Zuckerman (Fictitious character), New jersey, fiction, American Novelists, American literature, New York Times reviewed, New york (n.y.), fiction, Psychology, American fiction, Interviews, Jews, Large type books, Mentally ill women, Roth, philip, 1933-2018, allegory, changePlaces
United States, New York, Jefferson, Mississippi, New Jersey, Yoknapatawpha County, Wall Street, Araby, Araby bazaar, Massachusetts, New England, North Richmond Street, Salem Village, Mallard residence, Newark, Newark (N.J.), Alabama, Galway, Ireland, Owl Creek Bridge, New York (State), England, Justice of the Peace Court, London, New York CityPeople
Philip Roth, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Bartleby, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Nippers, Turkey, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Mangan's sister, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Bartell D'Arcy, Ethelred, Fortunato, Freddy MalinsTime
20th century, Antebellum era, 1600s, 19th century, 1861-65, Carnival, 1961-1969, 1927, 1940, 1960-1980, 1968, February, 1861-1865, 1888, 1890, 1953-1961, 1960s, 20e siecle, 21st century, Revolution, 1775-1783ID Numbers
- OLID: OL2444787A
- BookBrainz: 497a9277-ab43-4199-8198-255ccfd4f628
- GoodReads: 463
- ISNI: 0000000122834557
- IMDb: nm0744980
- Library of Congress Names: n79125808
- LibraryThing: rothphilip
- MusicBrainz: 79cb3e3b-961c-43da-917b-2dae9df9a880
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV009760
- VIAF: 100235370
- Wikidata: Q187019
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q187019
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- Philip Milton Roth
- Philip M. Roth
- Rās̱, Fīlīp
- Rot, Filip
- Roth, P.
- Roth, Philip
- Roth, Philip Milton
- Rots, Filips
- Φίλιπ Ροθ
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- Рот, Ф
- Рот, Филип
- Филип Рот
- Філіп Рот
- ფილიპ როტი
- פיליפ ראטה
- פיליפ רות
- רות, פיליפ
- فلپ روتھ
- فيليب روث
- فیلیپ راث (نویسنده آمریکایی)
- फिलिप राथ
- ফিলিপ রথ্
- ਫਿਲਪ ਰੋਥ
- ฟิลิป รอธ
- 필립 로스
- フィリップ・ロス
- ロス, フィリップ
- 菲利普·罗斯
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- Philip ROTH
- Philip roth
- philip roth
- ROTH PHILIP
- ROTH,PHILIP
- ROTH, Philip (Newark, 1933 - Manhattan, 2018),
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