What Would Philip Roth Do? (Paperback)

Matthew Check

ISBN 13: 9798991644129

Published by Parentheses Press, 2025

About this Item

Paperback. Not Your Typical Boy-Meets-Girl Boy-Loses-Shiksa StoryWelcome to the brain of Matt Check. Here you'll find thoughts of bluegrass music, unrequited love, modern-day Nazis and uncircumcised penises. "Ugh, smegma," as he likes to say. Matt's goal? To make a life for himself in New York City, land the perfect banjo lick, and find love along the way. Bonus points if he can succeed in making his father proud.A memoir about a Jewish banjo player's search for the perfect woman and his imagined conversations with author Philip Roth. Smart, poignant, and extremely funny, this groundbreaking book will leave you laughing and guessing till the very last page. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: What Would Philip Roth Do? (Paperback)
• Publisher: Parentheses Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798991644129
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Not Your Typical Boy-Meets-Girl Boy-Loses-Shiksa Story

Welcome to the brain of Matt Check. Here you’ll find thoughts of bluegrass music, unrequited love, modern-day Nazis and uncircumcised penises. “Ugh, smegma,” as he likes to say.

Matt’s goal? To make a life for himself in New York City, land the perfect banjo lick, and find love along the way. Bonus points if he can succeed in making his father proud.

A memoir about a Jewish banjo player’s search for the perfect woman and his imagined conversations with author Philip Roth. Smart, poignant, and extremely funny, this groundbreaking book will leave you laughing and guessing till the very last page.