American Pastoral

Paperback Published on: 01/08/2019
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Synopsis

'A tragedy of classical proportions...a magnificent novel' The Times

Discover the Pulitzer-prize winning novel that confirmed Philip Roth as one of the greatest American writers.

'Swede' Levov is living the American dream.

He glides through life cocooned by his devoted family, lucrative business, sporting prowess and good looks. He is the embodiment of thriving, post-war America, land of liberty and hope.

Until one sunny day in 1968, when Swede's daughter, Merry, commits an outlandishly savage act of political terrorism and the Levov family is plunged into mayhem. Extraordinarily nuanced and poignant, American Pastoral is the first in an eloquent trilogy of post-war American novels that still resonates today.
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PRAISE FOR AMERICAN PASTORAL:
'Angry, grieving, witty, acute' Sunday Times
'A profound and personal meditation on the changes in the American psyche over the last fifty years' Financial Times
'A momentous novel' Observer
'Utterly tragic and compelling' Tatler

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781784875541
  • Number of pages: 448
  • Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 30 mm
  • Weight: 322g
  • Languages: English

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American Pastoral
American Pastoral
Something seemed to make Roth a terser writer in the middle of the 1990s: he dropped the game-playing and became a better novelist. This unbearably tense ... READ MORE
Stuart Broom
American Pastoral
Brilliant
Yes this is a brilliant book. I can see why Phillip Roth has won all his accolades. The narrative flows fast and free and you have to concentrate to keep u... READ MORE
Edward
American Pastoral
Interesting, disturbing and well written
Be prepared for some disturbing events and interesting observations. The book is very well written. I found it easy to follow, although some members of my ... READ MORE
Kate Appleby
American Pastoral
An unforgettable journey to the power of distruction and the inconsistency of conventions
Forget to read a novel and get prepared to a flow of conscience that digs into the darkest side of the human soul. A perfect family, a perfect story of suc... READ MORE
Eleonora Canale
American Pastoral
Gut wrenching, insightful and personal look at the American Dream
I enjoyed this book about one man’s experience of living the American dream and how its unravelling mirrored and caused the crisis in his family and in him... READ MORE
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