American Pastoral

Philip Roth • Penguin Random House • ISBN-13 978‑0224050005

American Pastoral coverAmerican Pastoral cover

American Pastoral

Philip Roth • Penguin Random House

ISBN-10: 0224050001 · ISBN-13: 978‑0224050005 · 1997 · 1st Edition

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American Pastoral is a novel by Philip Roth that explores the tumultuous social and political landscape of 1960s America through the life of Seymour 'Swede' Levov, a successful Jewish American businessman. The novel delves into themes of identity, family, and the American Dream, as Swede's seemingly perfect life unravels due to his daughter's radical political activities.

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Publisher: Penguin Random House
Hardcover1st Edition1997
Pages: 423Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Author: Philip Roth

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Inferred: Anglo-American LiteratureInferred: BombingsInferred: Cultural CritiqueInferred: Domestic FictionInferred: Facelift SurgeryInferred: Family Relations

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Award: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1998)

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