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Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint
Author: Philip Roth
Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933- )] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Spielvogel says: 'Acts of exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, auto-eroticism and oral coitus are plentiful; as a consequence of t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679756453
ISBN-10: 0679756450
Publication Date: 9/20/1994
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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Completely obscene and uproariously funny.

There's not really much of a plot--just a man telling the story of his life in a monologue to his therapist. As a result, the narrative structure jumps around a lot, much the way the human mind works. One memory brings to mind another memory from years earlier or years later, and then you circle back once again to what you were talking about before.

Highly recommended.


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