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Philip Roth : Stung by Life.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zipperstein, Steven J.
- Series:
- Jewish Lives Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (365 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A landmark biography of one of our most prominent chroniclers of American life In this groundbreaking literary biography, Steven J.Zipperstein captures the complex life and astonishing work of Philip Roth (1933-2018), one of America's most celebrated writers.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- also by Steven J. Zipperstein
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Father, Mother, Family
- 2 Genesis
- 3 Indignation
- 4 Goodbye
- 5 Apprenticeship
- 6 Marjorie Morningsickness
- 7 Hocker
- 8 Portnoy
- 9 Grand Old Man of Letters
- 10 Thinness of Culture
- 11 Lonoff
- 12 Fuck the Middle Ground
- 13 Facts
- 14 He Understood. .. Only What He Understood
- 15 Maletta
- 16 America
- 17 Old Age Is a Massacre
- 18 Horror at Home
- 19 Everyman
- 20 Ghost Writer
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Published titles include
- Forthcoming titles include
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-28622-8
- OCLC:
- 1535341442
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