{"product_id":"goodbye-columbus-and-five-short-stories-9780063499676","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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063499676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Philip Roth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507685454005,"sku":"9780063499676","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d25466b7-eb85-4742-96ca-6180c6c59330.jpg?v=1778566585","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/goodbye-columbus-and-five-short-stories-9780063499676","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}