{"product_id":"goodbye-columbus-and-five-short-stories","title":"Goodbye, Columbus: And Five Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece.\"\u003ci\u003e—Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prize-winning first book that instantly established Philip Roth as a major literary voice and as an unflinching, sharp observer of life\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eespecially Jewish lives in postwar America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodbye, Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e follows the relationship between Neil Klugman, a working-class kid from Newark, and pretty, Radcliffe-bound Brenda Patimkin from the wealthy suburbs. They embark on a summer affair that introduces Neil to a new and unsettling society of sex, leisure, and loss. The novella is accompanied by five remarkable short stories that illuminate the lives of the American Jewish diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Philip Roth","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":54688545472803,"sku":"9780063499676","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780063499676.jpg?v=1769570664","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/goodbye-columbus-and-five-short-stories","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}