'Portnoy's Complaint' by Philip Roth Corgi 1971, softcover, 309 pages In worn condition with creasing to cover and minor yellowing, otherwise intact and all pages clean.

"The most talked-about novel of our time."

Along with Saul Bellow's 'Herzog', Philip Roth's 'Portnoy's Complaint' defined Jewish American literature in the 1960s. Roth's masterpiece takes place on the couch of a psychoanalyst, an appropriate jumping-off place for an insanely comical novel about the Jewish American experience. Roth has written several great books but it is Portnoy's Complaint for which he is best known.

Amazon reviews: "I can't believe noone ever told me about this book. After reading PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT, I find myself scrambling to recall whether I have ever read another American novel anywhere near as hysterically funny. Roth simply had my head spinning while I read this book. My jaw is still on the floor, in fact. PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT is brash, profane and wonderful. It is certainly not for the faint-hearted or those with what were once considered "polite sensibilities." But it is a very moral book in it's own way. Portnoy knows he's no hero, and Roth doesn't portray him as such - in some ways the book is one big joke. Every effective joke has its kernel of truth; Roth's have the whole can of corn."

"I've never laughed out loud during a book as many times as I did during this one; it was a welcome reminder of how truly fun it can be to read a great book."

"Portnoy's Complaint is one of the most wildly inventive books I have ever read. The book, long considered a classic if for nothing more than its amazingly effective stream-of consciousness technique, is a Roth tour-de-force of macabre emotions, painful truth, and biting sarcasm."

"Definitely one of the best books I've ever read... a wonderful concoction of intellect, humour and brilliant writing."

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