Do We Know Philip Roth?

ROTH, Philip, 1933-2018; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL fiction; AUTHORS in literature; ZUCKERMAN, Nathan (Fictional character); BIOGRAPHY (Literary form)

The article offers literary criticism on the work of author Philip Roth and focuses on whether or not his fiction is autobiographical. Topics discussed include Roth's use of protagonists who are also writers, the fictitious character Nathan Zuckerman, and biographies that have been and are being written about Roth, including "Roth Unbound: A Writer and His Books" by Claudia Roth Pierpont.