Goodbye, Columbus
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A landmark work of American fiction, Goodbye, Columbus presents a sharp and witty novella alongside five short stories that announced Philip Roth as a major literary voice upon its 1959 publication. The title novella chronicles a summer romance between Neil Klugman, a working-class Jewish young man from Newark, and Brenda Patimkin, a wealthy college student from the affluent suburbs of Short Hills, New Jersey, using their relationship as a lens to examine class tension, assimilation, and the seductive yet hollow promises of postwar American prosperity. Roth illustrates the cultural fault lines fracturing the American Jewish community with incisive humor and unflinching honesty, capturing a generation caught between immigrant roots and the gleaming materialism of the American Dream. The accompanying stories — including The Conversion of the Jews and Defender of the Faith — further demonstrate Roth's extraordinary range, each one dissecting identity, morality, and belonging with the same razor-sharp precision. Winner of the National Book Award, this debut collection remains as provocative and resonant today as when it first scandalized and captivated readers over six decades ago.
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of American fiction, Goodbye, Columbus presents a sharp and witty novella alongside five short stories that announced Philip Roth as a major literary voice upon its 1959 publication. The title novella chronicles a summer romance between Neil Klugman, a working-class Jewish young man from Newark, and Brenda Patimkin, a wealthy college student from the affluent suburbs of Short Hills, New Jersey, using their relationship as a lens to examine class tension, assimilation, and the seductive yet hollow promises of postwar American prosperity. Roth illustrates the cultural fault lines fracturing the American Jewish community with incisive humor and unflinching honesty, capturing a generation caught between immigrant roots and the gleaming materialism of the American Dream. The accompanying stories — including The Conversion of the Jews and Defender of the Faith — further demonstrate Roth's extraordinary range, each one dissecting identity, morality, and belonging with the same razor-sharp precision. Winner of the National Book Award, this debut collection remains as provocative and resonant today as when it first scandalized and captivated readers over six decades ago.
