| − | '''Philip Roth''' (1933 - ) is an American [[writer]] of Jewish ancestry. He has been awarded several times and is considered one of the most honored authors of his generation; Roth has been awarded twice by the National Book Award, twice by the National Book Critics Circle award, and three times by the PEN/Faulkner Award; he has also received a [[Pulitzer Prize]], and in 2012 the Prince of Asturias prize for literature. His most famous character is Nathan Zuckerman, his ''alter ego''. With an ingenious and scathing style he has made indiscreet explorations of American and [[Jewish]] identity. | + | '''Philip Roth''' (born 1933) is an American [[writer]] of Jewish ancestry. He has been awarded several times and is considered one of the most honored authors of his generation; Roth has been awarded twice by the National Book Award, twice by the National Book Critics Circle award, and three times by the PEN/Faulkner Award; he has also received a [[Pulitzer Prize]], and in 2012 the Prince of Asturias prize for literature. His most famous character is Nathan Zuckerman, his ''alter ego''. With an ingenious and scathing style he has made indiscreet explorations of American and [[Jewish]] identity. |