Creator Bio
Philip Roth
1933–2018
A celebrated twentieth-century American writer, born in Newark, New Jersey, Philip Roth was the author of more than two dozen novels known for their memorable characters, semi-autobiographical elements, and biting satire directed at post-World War II America. His works were widely honored, receiving among other awards two National Book Awards, three PEN/Faulkner Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize.
Content by Philip Roth
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Eli, the Fanatic
Inside the house they took their seats. Though it was lighter than a few evenings before, a bulb or two would have helped. Eli had to hold his briefcase towards the window for the last gleamings. He…
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American Pastoral
Meanwhile Joy was telling me things about her life that I’d never known as a single-minded kid searching the neighborhood for a grape to burst—Joy was tossing into this agitated pot of memory called…