Indignation is a historical novel by Philip Roth. It is set in the early 1950s and follows Marcus Messner, a young college student of Jewish heritage. After transferring from a college in New Jersey to one in rural Ohio, Marcus clashes with the far more conservative character of his new surroundings. Set against the political backdrop of the Korean War, Indignation examines the unpredictable hazards of life and the ways in which people attempt—and often fail—to connect with and influence one another. The novel examines themes of interpersonal conflict, personal principles, and uncertainty.
In 1974, Philip Roth wrote a satirical novel about baseball which he entitled The Great American Novel. The title refers to the parodies of a number of classic American novels in the book, but it al...
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One of the dominant voices of American-Jewish literature during the past two decades, Philip Roth has had an ambivalent, even troubled, response to the Jewishness of his congenial material. He was bor...
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[This entry was updated by S. Lillian Kremer (Kansas State University) from her entry in DLB 173: American Novelists Since World War II, Fifth Series, pp. 202-234.]A major writer of twentieth-century ...
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The American author Philip Roth (born 1933) used his Jewish upbringing and his college days for the basis of many of his novels and other works.Roth used his experiences in growing up in the Weequahic...
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Biography EssayIn 1973, Philip Roth wrote a satirical novel about baseball which he entitled The Great American Novel. The title refers to the parodies of a number of classic American novels in the ...
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Philip (Milton) Roth
Philip Roth