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American Pastoral : The renowned Pulitzer Prize-Winning novel

by Philip Roth
$15.26
American Pastoral : The renowned Pulitzer Prize-Winning novel - Thryft
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Pulitzer-winning masterpiece on American dreams shattered

American Pastoral is a gripping tale that weaves together a story of the American dream and the disillusionment that can sometimes come with it. Through the eyes of Swede Levov, we see the tragic consequences of political turmoil and the impact it has on family life. Roth's insight into the American psyche and his sharp, ironic twists make American Pastoral a profound meditation on the themes of idealism, change, and tragedy. It's a must-read for those interested in American history, politics, and culture.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1998)
  • Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male (1998)
  • Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for Roman (2000)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1997)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

American Pastoral : The renowned Pulitzer Prize-Winning novel

by Philip Roth
$15.26
ISBN: 9780099771814
Authors: Philip Roth
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 1998-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 79318 readers)

Description

Pulitzer Prize Winner (1998)In American Pastoral, Philip Roth gives us a novel of unqualified greatness that is an elegy for all the twentieth century's promises of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss. Roth's protagonist is Seymour 'Swede' Levov—a legendary high school athlete, a devoted family man, a hard worker, the prosperous inheritor of his father's Newark glove factory—comes of age in thriving, triumphant post-war America. And then one day in 1968, Swede's beautiful American luck deserts him.For Swede's adored daughter, Merry, has grown from a loving, quick-witted girl into a sullen, fanatical teenager—a teenager capable of an outlandishly savage act of political terrorism. And overnight Swede is wrenched out of the longed-for American pastoral and into the indigenous American berserk. Compulsively readable, propelled by sorrow, rage, and a deep compassion for its characters, this is Roth's masterpiece.
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Pulitzer-winning masterpiece on American dreams shattered

American Pastoral is a gripping tale that weaves together a story of the American dream and the disillusionment that can sometimes come with it. Through the eyes of Swede Levov, we see the tragic consequences of political turmoil and the impact it has on family life. Roth's insight into the American psyche and his sharp, ironic twists make American Pastoral a profound meditation on the themes of idealism, change, and tragedy. It's a must-read for those interested in American history, politics, and culture.

  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1998)
  • Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male (1998)
  • Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for Roman (2000)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1997)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.