Philip Roth

Philip Roth

Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA on March 19th, 1933 and passed away at the age of 85 on May 22nd, 2018.

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Philip Roth Stats: The highest rated book by Philip Roth on Book Notification is Nemesis, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Human Stain (American Trilogy #3).

The most read book by Philip Roth on Book Notification is The Plot Against America, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Portnoy's Complaint, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Philip Roth books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of American Trilogy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
American Pastoral
1997
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2
8
I Married a Communist
1998
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3
8.4
The Human Stain
2000
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List of David Kepesh Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Breast
1972
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2
The Professor of Desire
1977
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3
The Dying Animal
2001
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List of Nathan Zuckerman Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
My Life as a Man
1974
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2
10
The Ghost Writer
1979
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3
10
Zuckerman Unbound
1981
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4
8
The Anatomy Lesson
1983
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5
8
The Prague Orgy
1985
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6
7
Exit Ghost
2007
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Letting Go
1961
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2
6
When She Was Good
1966
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3
7.6
Portnoy's Complaint
1969
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4
Our Gang
1971
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5
The Great American Novel
1973
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6
6
The Counterlife
1986
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7
Deception
1990
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8
Patrimony
1991
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9
2
Operation Shylock
1993
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10
5
Sabbath's Theater
1995
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11
His Mistress's Voice
1995
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12
8.3
The Plot Against America
2004
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13
9
Everyman
2006
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14
10
Indignation
2008
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15
8
The Humbling
2009
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16
9.5
Nemesis
2010
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Conversion of the Jews
1958
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories
1959
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2
A Philip Roth Reader
1980
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Reading Myself and Others
1975
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2
American West's Acid Rain Test
1985
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3
The Facts
1988
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4
Shop Talk
2001
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5
A Writer at Work
2011
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6
Notes For My Biographer
2012
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7
Why Write?
2017
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List of Selected Shorts Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)
1993
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2
Even More Laughs (With: Jonathan Lethem, T.C. Boyle, Stephen Colbert, Miranda July, Christine Baranski, Alec Baldwin, Robert Sean Leonard, Symphony Space, Jerry Zaks, Julia Slavin, Harry Mathews, Thomas Meehan, Marian Seldes, Parker Posey)
1998
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3
Timeless Classics (By: Shirley Jackson, James Thurber, Raymond Carver, John Shea, Jack London, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Richard Connell, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Charles Keating, Symphony Space, Marian Seldes, Isaiah Sheffer, Steven Gilborn)
2006
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4
Falling in Love (By: E. Nesbit, Padgett Powell, Maile Meloy, Rick Bass, Edna O'Brien, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Laurie Colwin, Ted Marcoux, Christina Pickles, Jane Curtin, William Hurt, Symphony Space)
2007
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5
Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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6
Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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7
Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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8
Pets! (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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9
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever, Tessa Hadley, John Biguenet, Adam Haslett, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Symphony Space, Galina Vromen)
2007
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10
Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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11
Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)
2008
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12
A Touch of Magic (By: Ray Bradbury, T.C. Boyle, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Haruki Murakami, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kevin Brockmeier, Donald Barthelme, Daniel Gerroll, Symphony Space, Andrew Lam, Jerry Zaks)
2009
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13
The William Hurt Collection (By: Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff, Aleksandar Hemon, William Hurt, Ron Carlson, Symphony Space)
2009
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14
Whodunit? (By: Ed McBain, Dashiell Hammett, Shirley Jackson, John Shea, Louise Erdrich, Nadine Gordimer, René Auberjonois, Fionnula Flanagan, Robert Sean Leonard, C.S. Montanye, Symphony Space, Isaiah Sheffer, Hattie Winston)
2009
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15
10
American Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, John Cheever, Alice Walker, Donald Barthelme, John Sayles, Amy Tan, Symphony Space)
2010
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16
New American Stories (By: Sherman Alexie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Aleksandar Hemon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Symphony Space)
2011
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17
Poe! (By: Symphony Space)
2012
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List of Philip Roth Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
New American Review 10
1970
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2
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
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3
Tales for Travellers: Short Stories: Collection 1
1996
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4
The Good Parts
2000
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5
Wonderful Town
2000
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6
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
2000
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7
Baseball As America Seeing Ourselves Through Our National Game
2002
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8
Baseball: a Literary Anthology
2002
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9
Fathers: A Literary Anthology
2011
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Philip Roth

Philip Roth (Philip Milton Roth) was born on March 19th, 1933. Philip passed away May 22nd, 2018 at 85 years old. Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Philip Roth is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 16 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1961 with the novel Letting Go. The most recently released novel was Nemesis which was released in 2010.

Philip Roth also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 7 books including Reading Myself and Others and American West's Acid Rain Test.

Philip Roth: Awards & Accolades

Philip Roth has won multiple awards including: The International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2011 and the Library of Congress Prizes, Creative Achievement Award Fiction, in 2012. Philip Roth was also nominated for multiple awards including: The International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2005, and the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2007.

Roth's books have also won multiple awards, Sabbath's Theater won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1995. American Pastoral won the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 1998.

The following novels by Philip Roth were also nominated for these awards:

  • My Life as a Man: National Book Awards, Best Fiction (1975).
  • The Ghost Writer: National Book Awards, Best Fiction - Hardcover (1980).
  • Zuckerman Unbound: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction (1981).
  • The Anatomy Lesson: National Book Awards, Best Fiction (1984).
  • The Counterlife: National Book Awards, Best Fiction (1987).
  • American Pastoral: Audie Award, Best Fiction (1998).
  • I Married a Communist: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction (1998).
  • Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories: Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections (2000).
  • The Human Stain: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction (2000).

Philip Roth: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Portnoy's Complaint was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1969 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1969.

Portnoy's Complaint was the #1 entry on the Publishers Weekly bestselling novels list in 1969.

American Pastoral was listed at #20 on the Los Angeles Times "Best Fiction Books of the Last 30 Years" list, which was published in April 2025.

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Philip Roth: F.A.Q

When was Philip Roth Born?

Philip Roth was born on March 19th, 1933.

When did Philip Roth die?

Philip Roth died on May 22nd, 2018 at 85 years old.

Where was Philip Roth Born?

Philip Roth was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

What awards has Philip Roth won?

Philip Roth has won the following awards: Outstanding Achievement in Fiction at the International Booker Prize (2011) and the Creative Achievement Award Fiction at the Library of Congress Prizes (2012).

What book awards has Philip Roth won?

Sabbath's Theater: National Book Awards Best Fiction (1995).
American Pastoral: Audie Award Best Male Narrator (1998).

What was the first book Philip Roth wrote?

The first book written by Philip Roth was The Conversion of the Jews, published in 1958.

What was the most recent book Philip Roth wrote?

His most recently released work was Why Write? on September 1st, 2017.

How many books has Philip Roth written?

Philip Roth has written 39 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the American Trilogy Series
  • 3 books in the David Kepesh Series
  • 6 books in the Nathan Zuckerman Series
  • 16 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 2 Short Story Collections
  • 7 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the Selected Shorts Series

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