Last month, a Vulture poll asked "Is Roth the Greatest Living American Novelist?" And 77 percent of responders, all literary folks themselves, answered yes.įirst published in The Paris Review, the novella Goodbye Columbus functions not only as its own piece of fiction, but also as a glimpse into the mind of the young Roth as he deals with topics of cultural assimilation, sex, classism, estrangement, and religion that would run through much of his future work.
Across this wild, wooly Internet you can find a range of tributes to the man, who, even when not writing books (last count: 27), remains in the spotlight, most recently, by announcing his retirement. Happiest of birthdays to great American writer Philip Roth, who turns 80 today. This article is from the archive of our partner.
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