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My Life as a Man

Philip Roth

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Tortuous marriage dissected by a writer's angst.

Philip Roth's "My Life As A Man" is an intriguing exploration for anyone who's been caught in the complexities of an intimate relationship that's both toxic and inescapable. The duality of love and loathing, with the blend of autobiographical elements, makes this a layered read that Roth enthusiasts and lovers of character-driven narratives will appreciate. It dives deep into the psyche of a flawed protagonist, reflecting broader human experiences in a way only Roth can masterfully achieve.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1975)
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Condition guide
ISBN: 9780099515319
Author: Philip Roth
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Date of Publication: 2005-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Feminism
Goodreads rating: 3.72
(rated by 2649 readers)

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A fiction-within-a-fiction, a labyrinthine edifice of funny, mournful, and harrowing meditations on the fatal impasse between a man and a woman, "My Life as a Man" is Roth's most blistering novel. At its heart lies the marriage of Peter and Maureen Tarnopol, a gifted young writer and the woman who wants to be his muse but who instead is his nemesis. Their union is based on fraud and shored up by moral blackmail, but it is so perversely durable that, long after Maureen's death, Peter is still trying - and failing - to write his way free of it. Out of desperate inventions and cauterizing truths, acts of weakness, tenderheartedness, and shocking cruelty, Philip Roth creates a work worthy of Strindberg - a fierce tragedy of sexual need and blindness.
 

Tortuous marriage dissected by a writer's angst.

Philip Roth's "My Life As A Man" is an intriguing exploration for anyone who's been caught in the complexities of an intimate relationship that's both toxic and inescapable. The duality of love and loathing, with the blend of autobiographical elements, makes this a layered read that Roth enthusiasts and lovers of character-driven narratives will appreciate. It dives deep into the psyche of a flawed protagonist, reflecting broader human experiences in a way only Roth can masterfully achieve.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1975)
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.

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