A Philip Roth Reader.

Full range of Roth's work arranged thematically in three parts. Selections from 8 novels and several short stories, including the revised and definitive version of The Breast, as well as the previously uncollected story Novotny's Pain. Introduction by critic and literary historian Martin Green. 483 pages, stated first printing. Jacket in wraps. A few small dogears at the bottom corner, else Fine. Roth, 1933-2018, was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for his wit and irony as well as his non-heroes depicting contemporary Jewish identity. Goodbye, Columbus was his first book and won the National Book Award in 1959. He was one of the leading authors of his generation. Hardcover, red boards with white cloth spine.