Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth (English) Paperback Book

Description: Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth Tells the story of Neil Klugman and pretty, spirited Brenda Patimkin, he of poor Newark, she of suburban Short Hills, who meet one summer and fall into an affair that is as much about social class and suspicion as it is about love. This novella is accompanied by five short stories - sometimes iconoclastic, sometimes elegiac. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Philip Roths first book, which won the National Book Award for Fiction, now reissued in electric new backlist stylePhilip Roths debut novella and Winner of the National Book Award for FictionGoodbye, Columbus is the story of Neil Klugman and pretty, spirited Brenda Patimkin, he of poor Newark, she of suburban Short Hills, who meet one summer and fall into an affair that is as much about social class and suspicion as it is about love. The novella is accompanied by five short stories - sometimes iconoclastic, sometimes elegiac - that crackle with irreverent originality and display Roths blazing early talent.Philip Roths prize-winning first book instantly established its authors reputation as a writer of explosive wit, merciless insight and humane compassion for even the most self-deluding of his characters.Opening the first page of any Philip Roth is like hearing the ignition on a boiler roar into life. Passion is what were going to get, and plenty of it Guardian Notes A masterpiece - Newsweek Author Biography Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey on 19 March 1933. The second child of second-generation Americans, Bess and Herman Roth, Roth grew up in the largely Jewish community of Weequahic, a neighbourhood he was to return to time and again in his writing. After graduating from Weequahic High School in 1950, he attended Bucknell University, Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago, where he received a scholarship to complete his M.A. in English Literature.In 1959, Roth published Goodbye, Columbus - a collection of stories, and a novella - for which he received the National Book Award. Ten years later, the publication of his fourth novel, Portnoys Complaint, brought Roth both critical and commercial success, firmly securing his reputation as one of Americas finest young writers. Roth was the author of thirty-one books, including those that were to follow the fortunes of Nathan Zuckerman, and a fictional narrator named Philip Roth, through which he explored and gave voice to the complexities of the American experience in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries.Roths lasting contribution to literature was widely recognised throughout his lifetime, both in the US and abroad. Among other commendations he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the International Man Booker Prize, twice the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award, and presented with the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal by Presidents Clinton and Obama, respectively.Philip Roth died on 22 May 2018 at the age of eighty-five having retired from writing six years previously. Review Startlingly, incandescently alive * New Yorker *Unlike those of us who come howling into the world, blind and bare, Mr Roth appears with nails, hair, teeth, speaking coherently. He is skilled, witty, energetic and performs like a virtuoso -- Saul BellowA great novella - amazingly, this was Roths first book - about love, sex and growing up * Observer *Opening the first page of any Philip Roth is like hearing the ignition on a boiler roar into life. Passion is what were going to get, and plenty of it * Guardian * Promotional Philip Roths first book, which won the National Book Award for Fiction, now reissued in electric new backlist style Review Text Startlingly, incandescently alive Review Quote Startlingly, incandescently alive Promotional "Headline" Philip Roths first book, which won the National Book Award for Fiction, now reissued in electric new backlist style Details ISBN0099498154 Author Philip Roth Year 2006 ISBN-10 0099498154 ISBN-13 9780099498155 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-10-05 Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1933 Media Book Series Vintage Books Language English Edition 06000th Publisher Vintage Publishing Pages 272 Short Title Goodbye, Columbus UK Release Date 2006-10-05 AU Release Date 2006-10-05 NZ Release Date 2006-10-05 Audience General Alternative 9781446401316 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:15439587;

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