Philip Roth – Portnoy’s Complaint – First UK Edition 1969
£125.00
A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1969. AÂ very good book in a very good unfaded wrapper unclipped with some rolling to the spine.
A 1969 novel by Philip Roth that explores the life of Alexander Portnoy, a young Jewish man grappling with sexual desire, guilt, and identity. Told as a monologue to his psychoanalyst, the book delves into Portnoy’s obsessive thoughts, overbearing parents, and inner conflicts. Controversial and groundbreaking for its candid treatment of sexuality and psychology, the novel became a cultural sensation and is considered a bold, comic masterpiece of modern American literature.
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A first edition, first printing published by Cape in 1969. AÂ very good book in a very good unfaded wrapper unclipped with some rolling to the spine.
A 1969 novel by Philip Roth that explores the life of Alexander Portnoy, a young Jewish man grappling with sexual desire, guilt, and identity. Told as a monologue to his psychoanalyst, the book delves into Portnoy’s obsessive thoughts, overbearing parents, and inner conflicts. Controversial and groundbreaking for its candid treatment of sexuality and psychology, the novel became a cultural sensation and is considered a bold, comic masterpiece of modern American literature.
