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'''Philip Roth''' (1933 - ) is an American [[writer]] of Jewish ancestry. He 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 the National Book Critics Circle award, and three times the PEN/Faulkner Award; he has also received a [[Pulitzer Prize]], and in 2012 the Prince of Asturias prize for literature.
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The Prince of Asturias Prize organizers said Wednesday Roth's narrative work forms "part of the great American novel, in the tradition of Dos Passos, [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[William Faulkner]], Bellow and Malamud." [http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/900803/prince-asturias--philip-roth-wins-asturias-prize-literature/]
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== Books ==
Some if his books include:
* ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1959)
* ''Letting Go'' (1962)
* ''When She Was Good'' (1967)
* ''Portnoy's Complaint'' (1969)
* ''Our Gang'' (1971)
* ''The Great American Novel'' (1973)
* ''My Life As a Man'' (1974)
* ''Sabbath's Theater'' (1995)
* ''American Pastoral'' (1997)
* ''The Plot Against America'' (2004)
* ''The Humbling'' (2009)
* ''Nemesis'' (2010)
== See also ==
*[[Famous American Writers]]
[[Category:Authors]]
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The Prince of Asturias Prize organizers said Wednesday Roth's narrative work forms "part of the great American novel, in the tradition of Dos Passos, [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]], [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[William Faulkner]], Bellow and Malamud." [http://www.eitb.com/en/news/entertainment/detail/900803/prince-asturias--philip-roth-wins-asturias-prize-literature/]
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== Books ==
Some if his books include:
* ''Goodbye, Columbus'' (1959)
* ''Letting Go'' (1962)
* ''When She Was Good'' (1967)
* ''Portnoy's Complaint'' (1969)
* ''Our Gang'' (1971)
* ''The Great American Novel'' (1973)
* ''My Life As a Man'' (1974)
* ''Sabbath's Theater'' (1995)
* ''American Pastoral'' (1997)
* ''The Plot Against America'' (2004)
* ''The Humbling'' (2009)
* ''Nemesis'' (2010)
== See also ==
*[[Famous American Writers]]
[[Category:Authors]]