Philip Roth
Philip Roth was an American novelist known for provocative, darkly comic explorations of Jewish-American identity, sexuality, and masculinity.
His works include *Portnoy's Complaint*, *American Pastoral*, and *The Human Stain*.
Roth won the Pulitzer Prize and numerous other honors, becoming one of the most celebrated and controversial American writers of the late twentieth century.
Largest city in Jersey
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- identityWho someone is
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
antisemitism · Holocaust · Yiddish · shtetl · bar mitzvah · kosher · rabbi · synagogue
Imagined narrative work
irony · realism · postmodernism · characterization · dialogue · voice · monologue · confession
A secondary persona
- narratorOne who tells events
- protagonistStory's central figure
- personaAssumed public identity
- autobiographicalConcerning one's own life
metafiction · self-examination · doppelganger · narrative voice · interlocutor · unreliable narrator · trilogy · series
Meant to provoke response
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- misogynyHostility toward women
outrage · transgressive · boundary-pushing · masturbation · obscenity · self-hatred · criticism · polarizing
Greek deity of vengeance
- EverymanArchetypal human figure
- Our GangVintage child comedians
- PulitzerMajor journalism award
- National Book AwardU.S. literary honor
Newark
Largest city in Jersey
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- identityWho someone is
- secularNonreligious, worldly
immigrant · antisemitism · Holocaust · Yiddish · shtetl · bar mitzvah · kosher · rabbi · synagogue · diaspora
fiction
Imagined narrative work
satire · irony · realism · postmodernism · characterization · dialogue · voice · monologue · confession · psychoanalysis
alter ego
A secondary persona
- narratorOne who tells events
- protagonistStory's central figure
- personaAssumed public identity
autobiographical · metafiction · self-examination · doppelganger · narrative voice · interlocutor · unreliable narrator · trilogy · series · recurring character
provocative
Meant to provoke response
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
misogyny · outrage · transgressive · boundary-pushing · masturbation · obscenity · self-hatred · criticism · polarizing · feminism
Nemesis
Greek deity of vengeance
Philip RothHenry James
"The Ambassadors" author
Edith Wharton · Cormac McCarthy · Toni Morrison · John Updike · Southern Gothic
Philip RothToni Morrison
"Song of Solomon"
Alice Munro · Virginia Woolf · Margaret Atwood · feminist fiction