Philip Roth

Philip Roth (1933–2018) was an acclaimed American novelist and short-story writer, born in Newark, New Jersey, known for his sharp dialogue, explorations of Jewish middle-class life, and themes of sexuality, identity, and mortality. He rose to fame with Goodbye, Columbus (1959), which won the National Book Award, and created sensations with Portnoy’s Complaint (1969) and his later American Trilogy, including the Pulitzer-winning American Pastoral (1997).[2][3]

Newark, New Jersey, USA Mar 19, 1933 Wikipedia
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