My Life as a Man Author:Philip Roth Roth's 8th work of fiction is about the life(real and imagined) or Peter Tarnopol, an esteemed young American novelist. Told from multi-layered perspectives, this is an amazing portrayal of a man's obsession with a disastrous past relationship. You may wonder how much is autobiographical, but you'll more likely be impressed with stories-inside... more »-stories ingenuity.« less