Goodbye, Columbus: And Five Short Stories (National Book Award Winner)

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER

"A masterpiece."—Newsweek

“Superior, startling, incandescently alive.”—The New Yorker

“Brilliant. . . . Both entirely like and distinct from everything Roth wrote later." —The Times Literary Supplement

Philip Roth’s first book instantly established its author’s reputation as a writer of explosive wit, merciless insight, and fierce compassion for even the most self-deluding of his characters.

Goodbye, Columbus is the story of Neil Klugman and pretty, spirited Brenda Pat...