Philip Roth

Philip Roth was an American novelist and short-story writer, known for his intensely autobiographical character, his provocative explorations of Jewish and American identity, and his sensual, ingenious style. His fiction often blurred the lines between reality and fiction. He first gained attention with the 1959 short story collection Goodbye, Columbus, which won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. Ten years later, he published the bestseller Portnoy's Complaint. Roth's works often explore themes of love, lust, aging in America, and middle-class life, as well as mortality and the failure of the aging body and mind. He was a prolific writer, publishing over two dozen books throughout his career.