Philip Roth Novels 1973-1977.Philip Roth Novels 1973-1977 Philip Roth, author; Ross Miller, editor The Library of America The Library of America (LoA) is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature. Overview and history Founded in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation, the LoA has published more than 150 volumes by a wide range 14 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022 1931082960 $35.00 www.loa.com The third volume of The Library of America's definitive edition of Philip Roth's collected works, Philip Roght Novels 1973-1977 contains "The Great American Novel This article is about The Great American Novel (as a concept). For other uses, see Great American Novel (disambiguation). The "Great American Novel" is the concept of a novel that most perfectly represents the spirit of life in the United States at the time of its " (1973), "My Life as a Man My Life As a Man (1974) is American writer Philip Roth's seventh novel. The novel is split into two sections: the first, "Useful Fictions," consists of two short stories about a character named Nathan Zuckerman (although he shares a name with the character that would inhabit " (1974) and "The Professor of Desire" (1977) under one hardbound hard·bound adj. & n. Hardcover. Adj. 1. hardbound - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardback, hardbacked, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type cover, with an inset ribbon bookmark. From the wry, farcical baseball humor in "The Great American Novel" that builds up to the intercession of the House Un-American Activities Committee House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), a committee (1938–75) of the U.S. House of Representatives, created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations. Its first chairman, Martin Dies, set the pattern for its anti-Communist investigations. , to the cruel marital tragedy and treachery of "My Life as a Man", to the intriguing story of a smart and adventurous man pushing the bounds of erotic possibility in "The Professor of Desire", each classic work explores a different facet of the subtext constantly running beneath the human condition. Very highly recommended for both academic and community library American Literature collections. |
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