Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories
by Philip Roth
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Roth's debut book, a novella and short stories about Jews in contemporary America, won a National Book Award in 1959 and established him as an important writer. While his insight into the Jewish-American experience won him a large audience, his realistic characterizations alienated many American Jews, who considered him anti-Semitic--a description that outraged Roth, and that he has felt compelled to address periodically throughout his career.
Editions of Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories
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Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Random House Inc |
Date 1995 |
Price $12.95 |
 VG |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Random House Inc |
Date 1979 |
Price $8.92 |
Used - Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Houghton Mifflin |
Date 1959 |
Price $7.17 |
Used - Acceptable |
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Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Houghton Mifflin |
Date 1989 |
Price $1.00 |
Used, Very Good |
Media Reviews
"'Goodbye, Columbus' is a first book, but it is not the book of a beginner. Unlike those of us who came howling into the world, blind and bare, Mr. Roth appears with nails, hair, and teeth. At twenty-six he is skillful, witty, and energetic and performs like a virtuoso."
First Line
The first time I saw Brenda she asked me to hold her glasses. Then she stepped out to the edge of the diving board and looked foggily into the pool; it could have been drained, myopic Brenda would never have known it.
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