The cover of "The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography" by Philip Roth features a dark blue background with large, bold white text displaying the title and author's name. In the upper right corner, there is a black-and-white photo of a group of people, suggesting a historical or family context. A red vertical stripe runs along the left edge, adding a touch of contrast to the design. The overall look is classic and understated, emphasizing the seriousness and introspective nature of the autobiography.
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The cover of "The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography" by Philip Roth features a dark blue background with large, bold white text displaying the title and author's name. In the upper right corner, there is a black-and-white photo of a group of people, suggesting a historical or family context. A red vertical stripe runs along the left edge, adding a touch of contrast to the design. The overall look is classic and understated, emphasizing the seriousness and introspective nature of the autobiography.

The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography Philip Roth

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Description

Author Philip Roth

Publisher  ‎ Farrar, Straus (January 1, 1988)

Binding Hardcover with dust jacket

Condition Very good, some age tanning but otherwise excellent

Summary

"The Facts: A Novelist's Autobiography" by Philip Roth is a candid memoir that reflects on the author's early life, literary career, and personal experiences. Roth delves into his upbringing in Newark, New Jersey, his academic pursuits, and his evolution as a writer. The book provides insights into the people, events, and cultural contexts that shaped his life and work, offering readers a deeper understanding of one of America's most celebrated novelists.

PHILIP ROTH won the Pulitzer Prize for American Pastoral in 1997. In 1998 he received the National Medal of Arts at the White House and in 2002 the highest award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Gold Medal in Fiction. He twice won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He won the PEN/Faulkner Award three times. In 2005 The Plot Against America received the Society of American Historians’ Prize for “the outstanding historical novel on an American theme for 2003–2004.” Roth received PEN’s two most prestigious awards: in 2006 the PEN/Nabokov Award and in 2007 the PEN/Bellow Award for achievement in American fiction. In 2011 he received the National Humanities Medal at the White House, and was later named the fourth recipient of the Man Booker International Prize. He died in 2018.

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