{"product_id":"library-of-america-philip-roth-editionisbn-9781598531040","title":"Library of America Philip Roth Edition","description":"Gathered together for the first time in this seventh volume of The  Library of America's definitive edition of Philip Roth's collected  works is the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAmerican Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, a major milestone in  contemporary American literature. In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pastoral\u003c\/i\u003e (1997),  Swede Levov is wrenched from the tranquility of his domestic life and  into the turbulent 1960s by his cherished daughter, an antiwar  terrorist. \u003ci\u003eI Married a Communist\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), a story of betrayal set  in America's anti-Communist 1940s, recounts the rise and fall of radio  star Ira Ringold, exposed by his wife as \"an American taking his orders  from Moscow.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Human Stain\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) is set in 1998, when  America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a  president; in a small New England college town an aging classics  professor, Coleman Silk, is forced to retire when his colleagues decree  that he is a racist. The charge is a lie, but the real truth about Silk  would astonish his most virulent accuser. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Roth is the only living novelist whose works are being collected  in the Library of America series. The nine-volume edition will be  completed in 2013, for Roth's 80th birthday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.Philip Roth, acclaimed author of \u003cb\u003ePortnoy's Complaint\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Human Stain\u003c\/b\u003e and many other works of fiction, is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts from the White House.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303126552805,"sku":"NP9781598531040","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781598531039_1d108a6d-d8c0-4f2e-a0e4-2636e2a89ef5.jpg?v=1730753159","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/library-of-america-philip-roth-editionisbn-9781598531040","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}