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With his unerring portraits of Lucy and her hapless, childlike husband, Roy, Roth has created an uncompromising work of fictional realism, a vision of provincial American piety, yearning, and discontent that is at once pitiless and compassionate.
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When She Was Good is a 1967 novel by Philip Roth. [1] . It is Roth's only novel with a female protagonist. Summary. Set in a small town in the American Midwest during the 1940s, the novel portrays a moralistic young woman, Lucy Nelson. Plot. When still a child, Lucy Nelson had her alcoholic father thrown in jail.
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WHEN SHE WAS GOOD. by Philip Roth ‧RELEASE DATE: June 7, 1967. bookshelf. shop now. amazon. Even though Roth has written only one collection of short stories and one novel, he was quickly established as one of the ablest writers to make the Jewish scene.
Jan 31, 1995 · by Philip Roth (Author) 3.8 277 ratings. See all formats and editions. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral comes a funny, chilling novel set in a small town in the 1940s Midwest, featuring a young woman whose moral goodness may destroy her.
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3.8 277 ratings. See all formats and editions. Lucy is obsessed with an implacable crusading spirit which impels her to reform her alcoholic father and immature husband. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length. 306 pages. Language.
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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral comes a funny, chilling novel set in a small town in the 1940s Midwest, featuring a young woman whose moral goodness may destroy her. “High, careful tragedy, nasty as life, and Roth emerges … as a Dreiser who can write!” —Stanley Elkin.
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