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Goodbye, Columbus is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth. The compilation includes the title novella, "Goodbye, Columbus," originally published in The Paris Review, along with five short stories. It was Roth's first book and was published by Houghton Mifflin.
- Philip Roth
- 1959
5 days ago · Dive deep into Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion
Goodbye, Columbus, focuses on two third-generation Americans, Neil and Brenda. Roth draws on the history of Jewish people in the United States, many of whom immigrated to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, predominantly from Eastern Europe.
Apr 6, 2017 · A story of a summer romance, a satirical sketch of suburban arriviste Jews in the fifties—sure. But when I stumbled on Philip Roth’s first book on the shelf of my high school library, “Goodbye, Columbus” seemed to me above all a brief against marriage.
Goodbye, Columbus Summary. 23-year-old Neil Klugman lives with his Aunt Gladys and Uncle Max in a working class Jewish neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey in the late 1950s. One summer day, Neil is invited to the Green Lane Country Club in the suburb of Short Hills, New Jersey by his cousin Doris; there, he meets 21-year-old Brenda Patimkin.
May 29, 2016 · First published in The Paris Review, Goodbye, Columbus (1959) is the novella that shot Philip Roth into the limelight of the literary world. It is the story of a summer romance between a young Jewish boy of lower-middle-class background and the daughter of a wealthy family who have recently arrived at the upper end of the middle-class spectrum.
May 25, 2021 · Sometimes called a novella, Philip Roth's “Goodbye, Columbus” offers a thorough introduction to some of the key themes, techniques, and character types that will populate Roth’s subsequent novels.
