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I Married a Communist
Library Edition
by Philip Roth
ISBN: 0395933463
ISBN-13: 9780395933466
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Ira Ringold, a Jew from Newark (Philip Roth's home town), joins the communist party during World War II. Back home, he becomes a radio celebrity and marries an aging movie queen named Eve Frame. The marriage ends in disaster when Eve writes a book called I MARRIED A COMMUNIST, exposing Ira's secret life and making him vulnerable to the American anti-communist frenzy. Ultimately, he is destroyed. Like AMERICAN PASTORAL (1997), this novel is partly narrated by Roth's alter ego, Nathan Zuckerman, and seems to be based on Roth's own troubled relationship with the actress Claire Bloom, to whom he was married for five years-and who had already written her own scathing book about the marriage. I MARRIED A COMMUNIST was a New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
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"This powerful novel leaves me haunted by the isolation in which each character, not just Ira, stands in history. The book's final page tells of the stars, whose brilliance is matched only by their apartness. A classic image fit to close this new novel by one of the real ones." -- Robert Kelly
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.35 pounds
Pages: 323
Publisher's Notes
Radio actor Iron Rinn (born Ira Ringold) is a big Newark roughneck blighted by a brutal personal secret from which he is perpetually in flight. An idealistic Communist, a self-educated ditchdigger turned popular performer, a six-foot six-inch Abe Lincoln look-alike, he emerges from serving in World War II passionately committed to making the world a better place and winds up instead blacklisted and unemployable, his life in ruins. On his way to political catastrophe, he marries the nation's reigning radio actress and beloved silent-film star, the exquisite Eve Frame (born Chava Fromkin). Their marriage evolves from a glamorous, romantic idyll in a tasteful Manhattan townhouse to a dispiriting soap opera of tears and treachery. And, with Eve's dramatic revelation to the gossip columnist Bryden Grant of her husband's life of "espionage" for the Soviet Union, the relationship enlarges from private drama into national scandal.
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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. Trade paperback. Very Good. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Slight edgeware otherwise N Fine Appears Unread Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 336 p. Audience: General/trade.. ( more information) Offered by Aerial Arts (United States)
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NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. First printing. The jacket shows slight edge wear and there is a 3/4" dimple on the bottom rear near the spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by J & S Books (United States)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 323pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed.. 1st. Hb. VG/VG. ( more information) Offered by Priceless Books (United States)
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Advance Reading Copy(ARC). 323 pages. 1st printing w/full number line Trade Size Paperback. Cover wraps clean w/light edgewear. Binding tight & straight. Text clean, unmarked & bright. Ships Next Day w/Priority Class Shipping Upgrade. Free Tracking. ( more information) Offered by jonny8books (United States)
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Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1998 First Edition. Fine in VG+ dj.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. 9 Inches Tall. ( more information) Offered by Artists + Authors (United States)
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Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Slight rubbing of dj at spine top.. ISBN: 0395933463. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine+/Fine. First Printing. ( more information) Offered by firstfloorfront (United States)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. First Edition. First printing with the full number line present. There are no markings to the text. The binding is sound, but not tight with a reader's slant to the spine. Some thumbing to the text edges. The jacket is complete and not price clipped. It shows light handling, but displays well under a Brodart protective sleeve. ( more information) Offered by Wolfgang Books (United States)
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998 With publisher's review letter laid in.. First Printing. Clothbacked Boards. Fine/Fine Dj. Octavo. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). ( more information) Offered by Thomas J. Joyce And Company (United States)
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Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Remainder dot on top edge. 323pp. Novel of McCarthy days. (loc 1042/1). First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good, Lightly Rubbed DJ. ( more information) Offered by Austin Book Shop (United States)
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Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Advance reading copy. Unread, as new with slight shelfwear to cover. 323 pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. ( more information) Offered by citynightsbooks (United States)
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Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston: 1998. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. ISBN: 0395933463. ( more information) Offered by Ad Infinitum Books (United States)
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NY: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1998 First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by SYLVESTER & ORPHANOS (United States)
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 1998 Houghton Mifflin Advance Reading Copy of Part 2 of this Roth trilogy. This book is in FINE condition and looks new and unread with no marks at all. **Brenbooks carries all 3 volumes of the trilogy as well as many Roth FIRSTS!. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Brenbooks (United States)
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New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998. First Edition. Printed Wrapper. Fine. 8vo. 323 pp. Advance reading copy in red and black cardboard covers. Publisher's price sticker on rear, otherwise a fine copy. ( more information) Offered by Spadina Road Books (Canada)
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1998 Houghton Mifflin hard cover first edition first printing - pretty much a brand new clean very fine collectible - enjoy ( more information) Offered by Twice Sold Tales (United States)
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Jonathan Cape , 1998 FINE UNREAD 1998 1ST PRINT/PRE-PUB ADVANCE UK CAPE PAPERBACK, WITH ORIGINAL RED COVER WITH STAR BORDER. A VERY SCARCE DESIRABLE COPY OF ONE OF ROTH'S MASTERPIECES. CHECK FOR MANY MORE ARTS/FILM-RELATED CLASSICS. IMMEDIATE DISPATCH WORLDWIDE. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Collectible; Like New. ( more information) Offered by 84 Charing Cross Road Books (United Kingdom)
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Boston, US: Houghton Mifflin Company. Mint. 1998. First. Hardback copy. First Edition. Octavo. 323pp. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt. Grey endpapers. «I Married a Communist» is a novel concerning the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, known as "Iron Rinn." The story is narrated by Nathan Zuckerman, and is the second in a trilogy of Zuckerman novels that includes «American Pastoral» and «The Human Stain», which depict the postwar history of Newark, New Jersey and its residents. Many consider the character of Eve Frame - the evil, anti-Semitic wife who destroys Ira - to be a thinly veiled riposte at Roth's ex-wife, Claire Bloom, for her unflattering memoirs which portray a Roth unable to bottle his vanity and incapable of living in the same household with Bloom's daughter. ~~~ Author(s): Philip Roth; Binding material: Cloth; Binding state: Original binding; Binding style: Quarter; Class: Hardback copy; Condition: Mint; Edition: First; Jacket condition: Mint; Language: English; Pages: 323; Publication year: 1998; Size: Octavo. . ( more information) Offered by MintFirsts (United Kingdom)
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Houghton Mifflin. Hardcover. 0395933463 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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New York, NY U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. FINE/FINE unread copy protected by Archival Brodart cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Kennedy Books (United States)
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New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998 [CC]. 323 pp. Hardcover, bound in black cloth with dustwrapper. Light shelf-wear, the dustwrapper price-clipped; red remainder dot on the top edge. Signed by the author on the title-page.. Signed.. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo 6" x 9". ( more information) Offered by Acorn Bookshop, Inc. (United States)
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MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1998 Red dot remainder mark bottom; Signed by the author on the title page. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. ( more information) Offered by Book Buffs, Ltd. (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket 1998 First Edition; First Printing Hard Cover A most beautiful copy of this First Edition, First Printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket with small, unobtrusive scrape on the back; Set in the heart of the McCarthy era, the story of radio actor Iron Rinn's denunciation and disgrace brings to harrowing life the human drama that was central to the nation's political tribulations in the dark years of betrayal, the blacklist, and naming names. An American tragedy as only Philip Roth could write it ( more information) Offered by Books Tell You Why, member IOBA (United States)
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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Gray endpapers. 323pps. There is a small remainder dot atop the textblock, otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is price-clipped; no other flaws. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. "...Radio actor Iron Rinn (born Ira Ringold) is a big Newark roughneck blighted by a brutal personal secret from which he is perpetually in flight. An idealistic Communist, a self-educated ditchdigger turned popular performer, a six-foot six-inch Abe Lincoln look-alike, he marries the nation's reigning radio actress and beloved silent-film star, the exquisite Eve Frame (born Chava Fromkin). Their marriage evolves from a glamorous, romantic idyll into a dispiriting soap opera of tears and treachery. And with Eve's dramatic revelation to the gossip columnist Bryden Grant of her husband's life of 'espionage' for the Soviet Union, the relationship enlarges from private drama into national scandal.
Set in the heart of the McCarthy era, the story of Iron Rinn's denunciation and disgrace brings to harrowing life the human drama that was central to the nation's political tribulations in the dark years of betrayal, the blacklist, and naming names. 'I Married a Communist' is an American tragedy as only Philip Roth can conceive one -- fierce and funny, eloquently rendered, and politically accurate..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. . ISBN: 0-395-93346-3. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. PHILIP ROTH I MARRIED A COMMUNIST FIRST EDITIONS SIGNED AMERICAN LITERATURE FICTION IRON RINN IRA RINGOLD EVE FRAME COMMUNISM POLITICS MCCARTHYISM COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS. ( more information) Offered by Nooks Of Books (Member of IOBA and the Better Business Bureau) (United States)
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Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Gray endpapers. 323pps. There is a small remainder dot on the bottom edge of the textblock, otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is price-clipped; no other flaws. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. "...Radio actor Iron Rinn (born Ira Ringold) is a big Newark roughneck blighted by a brutal personal secret from which he is perpetually in flight. An idealistic Communist, a self-educated ditchdigger turned popular performer, a six-foot six-inch Abe Lincoln look-alike, he marries the nation's reigning radio actress and beloved silent-film star, the exquisite Eve Frame (born Chava Fromkin). Their marriage evolves from a glamorous, romantic idyll into a dispiriting soap opera of tears and treachery. And with Eve's dramatic revelation to the gossip columnist Bryden Grant of her husband's life of 'espionage' for the Soviet Union, the relationship enlarges from private drama into national scandal.
Set in the heart of the McCarthy era, the story of Iron Rinn's denunciation and disgrace brings to harrowing life the human drama that was central to the nation's political tribulations in the dark years of betrayal, the blacklist, and naming names. 'I Married a Communist' is an American tragedy as only Philip Roth can conceive one -- fierce and funny, eloquently rendered, and politically accurate..." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. . ISBN: 0-395-93346-3. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. PHILIP ROTH I MARRIED A COMMUNIST FIRST EDITIONS SIGNED AMERICAN LITERATURE FICTION IRON RINN IRA RINGOLD EVE FRAME COMMUNISM POLITICS MCCARTHYISM USED BOOKS COLLECTIBLE NOVELS. ( more information) Offered by Nooks Of Books (Member of IOBA and the Better Business Bureau) (United States)
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Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin. Very Fine/Slipcase Fine. 1998. Limited Signed Edition 1 of 200 Copies. Hard Cover. 0395933463 Signed by Author . ( more information) Offered by Robert S Brooks, Bookseller (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author 1998 First Edition; First Printing Hard Cover A handsome copy of this First Edition, First Printing in Fine condition in alike, slightly rubbed dust jacket, this one SIGNED by author Philip Roth directly on the title page; Set in the heart of the McCarthy era, the story of radio actor Iron Rinn's denunciation and disgrace brings to harrowing life the human drama that was central to the nation's political tribulations in the dark years of betrayal, the blacklist, and naming names. An American tragedy as only Philip Roth could write it ( more information) Offered by Books Tell You Why, member IOBA (United States)
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