Philip Roth

Philip Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist known for exploring Jewish identity and American life in a body of celebrated novels.

Born in Newark, New Jersey; won the Pulitzer Prize for American Pastoral (published 1997, awarded 1998); Nemesis (2010) was announced by Roth in 2012 as his last novel; died May 22, 2018.

DeBaser's reviews treat Philip Roth as a major chronicler of American and Jewish identity, often admiring his prose while critiquing individual books. Recurring themes across reviews include identity, shame, sex, family and national malaise. Reviewers single out American Pastoral, The Human Stain and Nemesis among others.

For:Readers of literary fiction; students of contemporary American and Jewish-American literature; fans of Philip Roth