Philip Roth (1933–2018), who was one of the most provocative and celebrated of contemporary writers, published more than thirty works of fiction, known for their strongly autobiographical nature and their explorations of Jewish identity. A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his novel American Pastoral, Roth twice received the National Book Award, twice the Book Critics Circle Award, and three times the PEN/Faulkner Award. Among his most beloved works are Goodbye, Columbus, Portnoy’s Complaint, The Ghost Writer, and Nemesis.