The Library of America's definitive edition of Philip Roth's collected works (2005–2017) is a series collecting

Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short story writer. Roth's fiction—often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey—is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophicall ...

's works. The

Library of America The Library of America (LOA) is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature. Founded in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation, the LOA has published over 300 volumes by authors rangi ...

's aim is to collect and republish all of Roth's literary output. Originally envisioned as an eight-volume series, the revised plan presents Roth's oeuvre in ten volumes. First published in 2005, ten volumes have been published as of 2017, all edited by Ross Miller, except the last one, by Roth himself.Philip Roth bibliographical note
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books

Volume 1: ''Novels and Stories 1959–1962''

LOA #157: Published August 18, 2005, , 913 pages *''

Goodbye, Columbus ''Goodbye, Columbus'' is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth, comprising the title novella "Goodbye, Columbus"—which first appeared in ''The Paris Review''—and five short stories. It was his first book and was ...

'' (1959) * '' Letting Go'' (1962)

Volume 2: ''Novels 1967–1972''

LOA #158: Published August 18, 2005, , 671 pages *''

When She Was Good ''When She Was Good'' is a 1967 novel by Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short story writer. Roth's fiction—often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey—is known for its i ...

'' (1967) *''

Portnoy's Complaint ''Portnoy's Complaint'' is a 1969 American novel by Philip Roth. Its success turned Roth into a major celebrity, sparking a storm of controversy over its explicit and candid treatment of sexuality, including detailed depictions of masturbation us ...

'' (1969) *''

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

'' (1971) *''

The Breast ''The Breast'' (1972) is a novella by Philip Roth, in which the protagonist, David Kepesh, becomes a 155-pound breast. Throughout the book Kepesh fights with himself. Part of him wishes to give in to bodily desires, while the other part of him ...

'' (1972)

Volume 3: ''Novels 1973–1977''

LOA #165: Published October 19, 2006, , 900 pages *'' The Great American Novel'' (1973) *''

My Life As a Man ''My Life as a Man'' (1974) is American writer Philip Roth's seventh novel. Summary The work is split into two sections: the first section, "Useful Fictions," consisting of two short stories, titled "Salad Days" and "Courting Disaster (or "Serio ...

'' (1974) *''

The Professor of Desire ''The Professor of Desire'' is a 1977 novel by Philip Roth. It describes the youth, the college years and the academic career of professor David Kepesh, and beside that, his sexual desires. The book was nominated for the National Book Critics Circ ...

'' (1977)

Volume 4: ''Zuckerman Bound: A Trilogy & Epilogue 1979–1985''

LOA #175: Published September 20, 2007, , 675 pages *''

The Ghost Writer ''The Ghost Writer'' is a 1979 novel by the American author Philip Roth. It is the first of Roth's novels narrated by Nathan Zuckerman, one of the author's putative fictional alter egos, and constitutes the first book in his ''Zuckerman Bound'' ...

'' (1979) *''

Zuckerman Unbound ''Zuckerman Unbound'' is a 1981 novel by the American author Philip Roth. Nathan Zuckerman The novel resumes the story of Roth's fictional alter ego Nathan Zuckerman that was inaugurated by Roth's previous novel ''The Ghost Writer''. Themes Like ...

'' (1981) *'' The Anatomy Lesson'' (1983) *''

The Prague Orgy ''The Prague Orgy'' (1985) is a novella by Philip Roth. The short book is the epilogue to his trilogy ''Zuckerman Bound''. The story follows Roth's alter ego Nathan Zuckerman, on a journey to Communist Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: ...

'' (1985) *Unproduced television screenplay for ''The Prague Orgy'' (1985)

Volume 5: ''Novels and Other Narratives 1986–1991''

LOA #185: Published September 4, 2008, , 767 pages *''

The Counterlife ''The Counterlife'' (1986) is a novel by the American author Philip Roth. It is the fourth full-length novel to feature the fictional novelist Nathan Zuckerman. When ''The Counterlife'' was published, Zuckerman had most recently appeared in a no ...

'' (1986) *'' The Facts'' (1988) *''

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'' (1990) *'' Patrimony'' (1991)

Volume 6: ''Novels 1993–1995''

LOA #205: Published September 2, 2010, , 842 pages *''

Operation Shylock ''Operation Shylock: A Confession'' is a 1993 novel by American novelist Philip Roth. Plot The novel follows narrator "Philip Roth" on a journey to Israel, where he attends the trial of accused war crime, war criminal John Demjanjuk and becomes ...

'' (1993) *''

Sabbath's Theater ''Sabbath's Theater'' is a novel by Philip Roth about the exploits of 64-year-old Mickey Sabbath. It won the 1995 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. The cover is a detail of ''Sailor and Girl'' (1925) by German painter Otto Dix. Summary and t ...

'' (1995)

Volume 7: ''The American Trilogy 1997–2000''

LOA #220: Published September 29, 2011, , 1088 pages *''

American Pastoral ''American Pastoral'' is a Philip Roth novel published in 1997 concerning Seymour "Swede" Levov, a successful Jewish American businessman and former high school star athlete from Newark, New Jersey. Levov's happy and conventional upper middle cla ...

'' (1997) *''

I Married a Communist ''I Married a Communist'' is a Philip Roth novel concerning the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, known as "Iron Rinn." The story is narrated by Nathan Zuckerman, and is one of a trio of Zuckerman novels Roth wrote in the 1990s depicting the postwar ...

'' (1998) *'' The Human Stain'' (2000)

Volume 8: ''Novels 2001–2007''

LOA #236: Published February 7, 2013, , 740 pages *''

The Dying Animal ''The Dying Animal'' (2001) is a short novel by the US writer Philip Roth. It tells the story of senior literature professor David Kepesh, renowned for his literature-themed radio show. Kepesh is finally destroyed by his inability to comprehend emo ...

'' (2001) *''

The Plot Against America ''The Plot Against America'' is a novel by Philip Roth published in 2004. It is an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt is defeated in the presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh. The novel follows the fortunes of the R ...

'' (2004) *''

Exit Ghost ''Exit Ghost'' is a 2007 novel by Philip Roth. It is the ninth, and last, novel featuring Nathan Zuckerman. Plot summary The plot centers on Zuckerman's return home to New York after eleven years in New England. The purpose of Zuckerman's journey, ...

'' (2007)

Volume 9: ''Nemeses''

LOA #237: Published February 7, 2013, , 598 pages *'' Everyman'' (2006) *''

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'' (2008) *''

The Humbling ''The Humbling'' is a novel by Philip Roth published in the fall of 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It is Roth's 30th book and concerns "an aging stage actor whose empty life is altered by a 'counterplot of unusual erotic desire'." Plot Par ...

'' (2009) *''

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'' (2010)

Volume 10: ''Why Write?: Collected Nonfiction 1960–2013''

LOA #300: Published September 12, 2017, , 476 pages *Roth’s selection of '' Reading Myself and Others'' (1975) *'' Shop Talk'' (2001) *''Explanations'' (fourteen later pieces)

References

External links

Philip Roth
at the official Library of America website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Library of America's definitive edition of Philip Roth's collected works, The Books by Philip Roth Series of books