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Roth, Philip : Indignation

Houghton And Mifflin, New York City, NY, 2008

ISBN 054705484X

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 233 pages. The author's twenty-fifth novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Philip Roth's "Indignation". The second in Philip Roth's "Nemeses" cycle of short novels, which includes "Everyman" (2006), "The Humbling" (2009), and "Nemesis" (2010). "Plumbs the depths of the Cold War-era male libido, burdened as it is with sexual myths and a consciousness overloaded with vivid images of impending death either by the bomb or in Korea. At least this is the way things appear to narrator Marcus Messner, the 19-year-old son of a Newark kosher butcher. Perhaps because Marcus' Dad saw his two brothers' only sons die in the Second World War, he becomes an overprotective paranoid when Marcus turns 18, prompting Marcus to flee to Winesburg College in Ohio. Though the distance helps, Marcus, too, is haunted by the idea that flunking out of college means going to Korea. The terrible sadness of Marcus' life is rendered palpable by Roth's fierce grasp of the psychology of this butcher's boy, down to his bought-for-Winesburg wardrobe. It's a melancholy triumph and a cogent reflection on society in a time of war" (Publishers Weekly). Some critics have noted that "Indignation" revisits "Portnoy's Complaint", from a tragic rather than parodic worldview, and they are sort-of-right. It is really Roth writing in his maturity - and still at the peak of his powers - on adolescence and sexual experience as signs of a closely intertwined vitality and mortality. Philip Roth died on May 22, 2018 of congestive heart failure, literally of heartbreak, at the age of 85. The basis of the very fine film adaptation by James Schamus, with career-defining performances by Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, and Tracy Letts. An absolute "must-have" title for Philip Roth collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Philip Roth. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page, as copies available online are. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Six of Philip Roth's novels were selected as among the Top 20 works of American fiction of the last 25 years: "American Pastoral", "The Counterlife", "Operation Shylock", "Sabbath's Theater", "The Human Stain", and "The Plot Against America". One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PHILIP ROTH TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 054705484X.

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ROTH,PHILIP**: : INDIGNATION

US.NEW YORK.HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY,2008.

ISBN 9780547054841.

US,slim,small 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NMINT/NMINT.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,wrap-around two-colour green+orange design background with yellow and black lettering illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain black paper-covered bds with plain black cloth blind spine with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain khaki eps.US,slim, small 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-233pp [paginated] includes 2 chapters and a historical note,plus [unpaginated] half-title page,advert list for author's other works,title page,dedication, acknowledgements,an epigram (e.e. cummings),contents list/table,title separator page,a note about the author,and 4pp blanks at the rear. Want more Philip ROTH titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2 catalogue. The author's twenty-fifth novel and now considered a late-modern/contemporary classic.This US,first HB+dw/dj,1st edn precedes all other subsequent editions, including the copies with a SIGNED tipped-in page.Believed published in a small,limited first print run as a hardback original only and now considered SCARCE. Philip Roth's "Indignation" is the second in Philip Roth's "Nemeses" cycle of short novels,which includes 'Everyman' (2006), 'The Humbling' (2009),and 'Nemesis' (2010). It is 1951 in America,the second year of the Korean War.A studious,law-abiding, intense youngster from Newark,New Jersey, Marcus Messner,is beginning his sophomore year on the pastoral,conservative campus of Ohio's Winesburg College.And why is he there and not at a local college in Newark where he originally enrolled? Because his father,the sturdy,hard-working neighbourhood butcher,seems to have gone mad - mad with fear and apprehension of the dangers of adult life,the dangers of the world,the dangers he sees in every corner for his beloved boy. As the long-suffering,desperately harassed mother tells her son,the father's fears arises from love and pride.Perhaps, but it produces too much anger in Marcus for him to endure living with his parents any longer.He leaves them and,far from Newark,in the midwestern college,has to find his way amid the customs and constrictions of another American world. 'Indignation',Roth's 29th book,tells the story of the young man's education in life's terrifying chances and bizarre obstructions.It is a story of inexperience,foolishness,intellectual resistance,sexual discovery,courage,and error.It is a story told with all the inventive energy and wit Roth has at his command,at once a startling departure from the haunted narratives of old age and experience in his recent books and a powerful addition to his investigations of the impact of American history on the life of the vulnerable individual. The basis of a film adaptation by James Schamus,with performances from Logan Lerman,Sarah Gadon and Tracy Letts.A scarce and therefore an essential title for Philip Roth collectors. Some critics have noted that 'Indignation' revisits 'Portnoy's Complaint',from a tragic rather than parodic worldview,and they are sort-of-right.It is really Roth writing in his maturity - and still at the peak of his powers - on adolescence and sexual experience as signs of a closely intertwined vitality and mortality. Philip Roth died on May 22,2018 of congestive heart failure,literally of heartbreak,at the age of 85. Six of Philip Roth's novels were selected as among the Top 20 works of American fiction of the last 25 years: 'American Pastoral','The Counterlife','Operation Shylock','Sabbath's Theater','The Human Stain',and 'The Plot Against America'.One of America's greatest writers of our time. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

US,slim,small 12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.

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