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Book Title
Portnoy's Complaint
Publication Name
Portnoy's Complaint
Title
Portnoy's Complaint
Author
Philip Roth
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
0679756450
EAN
9780679756453
ISBN
9780679756453
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Genre
Fiction
Release Date
20/09/1994
Release Year
1994
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.6in
Item Length
8in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Series
Vintage International
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Psychological, Literary, Coming of Age, Humorous / General, Jewish
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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The groundbreaking novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Pastoral that originally propelled its author to literary stardom: told in a continuous monologue from patient to psychoanalyst, this masterpiece draws us into the turbulent mind of one lust-ridden young Jewish bachelor named Alexander Portnoy. One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years "Deliciously funny . . . absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious . . . a brilliantly vivid reading experience"-- The New York Times Book Review "Touching as well as hilariously lewd . . . Roth is vibrantly talented" --New York Review of Books Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933- )] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Spielvogel says: 'Acts of exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, auto-eroticism and oral coitus are plentiful; as a consequence of the patient's "morality," however, neither fantasy nor act issues in genuine sexual gratification, but rather in overriding feelings of shame and the dread of retribution, particularly in the form of castration.' (Spielvogel, O. "The Puzzled Penis," Internationale Zeitschrift für Psychoanalyse, Vol. XXIV, p. 909.) It is believed by Spielvogel that many of the symptoms can be traced to the bonds obtaining in the mother-child relationship.

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679756450
ISBN-13
9780679756453
eBay Product ID (ePID)
171495

Product Key Features

Book Title
Portnoy's Complaint
Author
Philip Roth
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Literary, Coming of Age, Humorous / General, Jewish
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3568.O855p67 1994
Reviews
"Roth is the bravest writer in the United States. He's morally brave, he's politically brave. And Portnoy is part of that bravery." -Cynthia Ozick, Newsday "Deliciously funny...absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious... a brilliantly vivid reading experience."-- New York Times Book Review "Simply one of the two or three funniest works in American fiction." - Chicago Sun-Times "Touching as well as hilariously lewd.... Roth is vibrantly talented...as marvelous a mimic and fantasist as has been produced by the most verbal group in human history." -Alfred Kazin, New York Review of Books, "Roth is the bravest writer in the United States. He's morally brave, he's politically brave. And Portnoy is part of that bravery." --Cynthia Ozick, Newsday "Deliciously funny ... absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious ... a brilliantly vivid reading experience." -- New York Times Book Review "Simply one of the two or three funniest works in American fiction." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Touching as well as hilariously lewd.... Roth is vibrantly talented ... as marvelous a mimic and fantasist as has been produced by the most verbal group in human history." --Alfred Kazin, New York Review of Books, "Roth is the bravest writer in the United States. He's morally brave, he's politically brave. AndPortnoyis part of that bravery." -Cynthia Ozick,Newsday "Deliciously funny...absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious... a brilliantly vivid reading experience."--New York Times Book Review "Simply one of the two or three funniest works in American fiction." -Chicago Sun-Times "Touching as well as hilariously lewd.... Roth is vibrantly talented...as marvelous a mimic and fantasist as has been produced by the most verbal group in human history." -Alfred Kazin,New York Review of Books, "Roth is the bravest writer in the United States. He's morally brave, he's politically brave. And Portnoy is part of that bravery." --Cynthia Ozick, Newsday "Deliciously funny...absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious...a brilliantly vivid reading experience." -- New York Times Book Review "Simply one of the two or three funniest works in American fiction." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Touching as well as hilariously lewd.... Roth is vibrantly talented...as marvelous a mimic and fantasist as has been produced by the most verbal group in human history." --Alfred Kazin, New York Review of Books
Lccn
94-016661
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Vintage International Ser.
Dewey Edition
21

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    Mar 29, 2017

    second reading

    i read it years ago when i was young.i thought that i would reread it again i enjoyed it so much the fist time,

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    One of the best coming of age novels!!!!!

    Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint — is just a wonderfully funny and unique coming of age book. We love to read it at least once a year. A must read!!!!

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