Philip Roth

ROTH, PHILIP, 1933 to 2018

Philip Roth

American novelist.

Books
16
Editions tracked
32
First editions
15
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionGoodbye, ColumbusAndre Deutsch, 1959 Most editions trackedAmerican Pastoral2 editions
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Philip Roth books in order

In publication order

  1. 1Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories1959
  2. 2Letting Go1962
  3. 3Portnoy's Complaint1969
  4. 4The Breast1972
  5. 5The Ghost Writer1979
  6. 6The Counterlife1986
  7. 7Sabbath's Theater1995
  8. 8American Pastoral1997
  9. 9I Married a Communist1998
  10. 10The Human Stain1999
  11. 11The Dying Animal2001
  12. 12The Plot Against America2004
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  1. 13Everyman2006
  2. 14Indignation2008
  3. 15The Humbling2009
  4. 16Nemesis2010

By series

American trilogy 3 books
  1. American Pastoral 1997
  2. I Married a Communist 1998
  3. The Human Stain 1999
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1959Goodbye, ColumbusAndre Deutsch
  2. 1962Letting GoAndre Deutsch
  3. 1969Portnoy's ComplaintJonathan Cape
  4. 1972The BreastHolt, Rinehart and Winston
  5. 1979The Ghost WriterJonathan Cape
  6. 1986The CounterlifeFarrar, Straus and Giroux
  7. 1995Sabbath's TheaterJonathan Cape
  8. 1997American PastoralHoughton Mifflin
  9. 1998I Married a CommunistJonathan Cape
  10. 2001The Dying AnimalJonathan Cape
  11. 2004The Plot Against AmericaJonathan Cape
  12. 2006EverymanJonathan Cape
  13. 2008IndignationHoughton Mifflin
  14. 2009The HumblingJonathan Cape
  15. 2010NemesisJonathan Cape
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What order should I read Philip Roth's books in?

In publication order they begin with Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories (1959), then Letting Go (1962) and Portnoy's Complaint (1969). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Philip Roth's first book?

The earliest book we list is Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories, first published in 1959.

When was Philip Roth born?

Philip Roth was born in 1933 and died in 2018.

How many Philip Roth books does MyVolumes track?

We track 16 books by Philip Roth across 32 editions, 15 of them first editions.

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