Best Philip Roth
Philip Roth’s *Portnoy’s Complaint* offers a candid, confessional narrative following Alexander Portnoy’s exploration of his Jewish identity and anxieties through therapy. Published in 1969, this American picaresque novel is notable for its frank depiction of sexuality and its satirical examination...
The Plot Against America audiobook is a recorded edition of Philip Roth's 2004 alternate history novel in which aviator Charles Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt in 1940 and steers the United States toward fascist sympathies.
Patrimony: A True Story is a 1991 memoir by American novelist Philip Roth about his father, Herman Roth, and the final period of his life. Roth recounts his father's diagnosis with a brain tumor, the practical demands of caregiving, and their complicated but enduring bond. Written with restrained de...
Letting Go is a novel by American author Philip Roth, published in 1962 as his first full-length work following his debut novella. Set in the 1950s, the narrative is largely situated at the University of Chicago and in Iowa, exploring the moral entanglements and domestic struggles of graduate studen...
Indignation is a 2008 novel by Philip Roth set largely in 1951, during the Korean War. Marcus Messner, a diligent Jewish student from Newark, transfers to conservative Winesburg College in Ohio to escape his anxious father, but clashes with institutional rules, compulsory chapel attendance, and the...
The Dying Animal is a 2001 novella by Philip Roth featuring David Kepesh, the literature professor who also appears in The Breast and The Professor of Desire. Kepesh recounts his affair with Consuela Castillo, a much younger Cuban American former student, and the jealousy and possessiveness that und...
The Professor of Desire is a 1977 novel by Philip Roth featuring David Kepesh, a character who also appears in Roth's earlier novella The Breast (1972) and later in The Dying Animal (2001). The novel traces Kepesh's intellectual and emotional development from his college years through his career as...
Published in 1983, "The Anatomy Lesson" is a novel by Philip Roth and the third book in his Zuckerman Bound series. The narrative follows the author's recurring protagonist, Nathan Zuckerman, as he experiences a debilitating bout of unexplained physical pain that severely limits his ability to write...
2020 HBO miniseries based on Philip Roth's 2004 novel, depicting Charles Lindbergh defeating Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election and America's drift toward fascism.
Philip Roth's 2007 novel, the final Nathan Zuckerman book, in which the aging writer returns to New York City after years of seclusion in rural New England.
