Philip Roth – Portnoy’s Complaint – First US Edition 1969
£150.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’ published by Random House in 1969. A very good book without inscriptions. In a very good wrapper clipped with some rolling to the spine and a small closed tear to the front panel.
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 of ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’ published by Random House in 1969. A very good book without inscriptions. In a very good wrapper clipped with some rolling to the spine and a small closed tear to the front panel.
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.
