Philip Roth was an acclaimed American author born on March 19, 1933 in New Jersey. He is best known for his works such as Goodbye, Columbus (1959), Portnoy's Complaint (1969), American Pastoral (1997), and The Human Stain (2000). Roth was the first recipient of the Franz Kafka Prize in 2001 and was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
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💰 Net worth: $10 million (2024)
About
A Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author, he is best known for works such as Goodbye, Columbus (1959), Portnoy's Complaint (1969), American Pastoral (1997), and The Human Stain (2000). In 2001, he became the first ever recipient of the Franz Kafka Prize.
Before Fame
He graduated from Bucknell University and subsequently earned a Master's degree in English literature from the University of Chicago. He published his debut novella, Goodbye, Columbus, in 1959.
Trivia
His 1997 novel, American Pastoral, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Family Life
He had two brief marriages. His first, to Margaret Martinson Williams, lasted from 1959-1963; his second, to Claire Bloom, spanned the first four years of the 1990s.
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He was inspired to write after meeting Saul Bellow in 1956.