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American Pastoral

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'A tragedy of classical proportions...a magnificent novel' The Times

Discover the Pulitzer-prize winning novel that confirmed Philip Roth as one of the greatest American writers.

'Swede' Levov is living the American dream.

He glides through life cocooned by his devoted family, lucrative business, sporting prowess and good looks. He is the embodiment of thriving, post-war America, land of liberty and hope.

Until one sunny day in 1968, when Swede's daughter, Merry, commits an outlandishly savage act of political terrorism and the Levov family is plunged into mayhem. Extraordinarily nuanced and poignant, American Pastoral is the first in an eloquent trilogy of post-war American novels that still resonates today.
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PRAISE FOR AMERICAN PASTORAL:
'Angry, grieving, witty, acute' Sunday Times
'A profound and personal meditation on the changes in the American psyche over the last fifty years' Financial Times
'A momentous novel' Observer
'Utterly tragic and compelling' Tatler

Editions (4)

ISBN9781784875541
PublisherDK
Publication Date08/01/19
Pages448

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  • hasi45
    hasi45

    1 Followers

    3.0

    Heile jüdische Familie erweist sich als kaputt, Selbstvorwürfe, Erklärungen, Konfrontationen. Psychologisch überfrachtet.

    Sep 18, 2025

  • b.wie.buch
    b.wie.buch

    19 Followers

    4.0

    Roth ist wie immer ein Meister der psychologischen Charakterdarstellung.

    Jan 2, 2025

  • schneuerwerk
    schneuerwerk

    9 Followers

    4.0

    Unglaublich gut geschrieben mit vorsichtiger Sorgfalt nie zu vorhersehbar zu sein, jedoch immer das Gefühl der Echtheit zu bewahren.

    Dec 11, 2023

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