Portnoy's Complaint

Caedmon celebrates the 40th anniversary of this American classic, read by Ron Silver and directed by the author, now on CD for the first time!

Portnoy’s Complaint is the famously outrageous confessions of Alexander Portnoy, the Huck Finn of Newark, who is thrust through life by his unappeasable sexuality, yet held back by the iron grip of his unforgettable childhood. Forty years after it was first published, it remains a classic of American literature, a tour de force of comic and carnal brilliance, and is probably the funniest book about sex ever written. Portnoy’s Complaint also holds the distinction of being one of The Modern Library’s “100 Best Novels” of the twentieth century.

“Deliciously funny…absurd and exuberant, wild and uproarious.” - The New York Times Book Review

Unabridged on audio, read by Ron Silver and directed by the author, Philip Roth

Portnoy's Complaint is the famously outrageous confession made to his analyst by Alexander Portnoy, the Huck Finn of Newark, who is trust through life by his unappeasable sexuality, yet held back at the same time by the iron grip of his unforgettable childhood. Thirty years after it was first published, Portnoy's Complaint remains a classic of American literature, a tour de force of comic and carnal brilliance, and probably the funniest book about sex ever written. It was recently designated one of the hundred best books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library judges.