- Taschenbuch: 288 Seiten
- Verlag: Penguin UK; Auflage: New ed. (25. Februar 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 014028267X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140282672
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,8 x 11 x 2,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.1 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (16 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 180.291 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This release by the 1960 National Book Award winner will acquaint listeners with the world of American Jews in the 1950s and to Roths wit and insight into the problems accompanying assimilation. A widely respected American writer, Roth is the author of 22 books, including American Pastoral (Audio Reviews, LJ 10/1/97) and I Married a Communist (Houghton, 1998). Goodbye, Columbus features Neil Klugman, a young man from Newark living with his aunt, and Brenda Patimkin, an archetypal Jewish American Princess, whose summer romance illustrates the tension between old world values and the new suburb-based culture. Provocative and entertaining, the other stories tell of likable characters, mostly men, who embrace their Jewishness yet must face conflicts in family and community. Although written nearly 40 years ago, these stories illustrate truths about America and its relationship with Jews that remain relevant today. The readers, who include actors Theodore Bikel and Elliott Gould, are all excellent, capturing the particular characteristics of Jewish American speech. Highly recommended for all libraries.Nancy R. Ives, SUNY at Geneseo
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Philip Roth won the National Book Award for "Goodbye, Columbus", the story which gives this collection of stories its title. The story traces the love relationship of Neil, a young college boy, and Brenda, the spoilt but love-starved daughter of a wealthy manufacturer.
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Format:Taschenbuch
Philip Roth was unknown to me until I noticed 3 of his books in my roommates collection. I chanced across a copy of this book at a Salvation Army. Man, can this guy write! I wasn't that impressed with Goodbye Columbus; the characters weren't too likeable. (actually, a lot of his characters aren't that likeable.) But "Defender of the Faith", about some Jewish soldiers in WWII, blew me away. Absolutely one of the finest short stories I've ever read, right up there with Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" and Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt". The other short stories are also of highest quality, especially "Conversion of the Jews". Be warned, though. He deals with very sensitive issues about the Jewish people & faith. And he doesn't pull punches. As a gentile, I took his comments in stride, but I can see where people might get offended. There were a few times when I said "He did not write that, did he?" However, these issues are obviously very personal to him, and he must write what he feels. A highly recommended book.
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Philip Roth is a great writer. Yeah, we've all heard this at one point or another (at least those of you taking and wasting time to read a review of one of his books). This was Mr. Roth's first published work, a short novel and five short stories that forced us to realize this man had arrived violently on the scene as a powerful literary force. Let's talk about the stories in this collection:
"Goodbye, Columbus" is, honestly, without the standard hyperbole so many people slab into reviews such as this, one of the best novels I have ever read. It was written by a twenty-five year old man who was only going to get better (as his work from the mid-1980s to the present firmly establishes) yet here we have the wisdom of our great American gods. It is a beautiful story, funny and painful and filled with truths anyone in those recent post-college, still-not-finding-one's self perspective could learn and grow from. I love this story, and it is filled with agonizing self-analytical material that shows who it is we are dealing with, the intellect and the passion, the savagry and the wit. There are not too many single stories of American authors I could recommend more highly than this book, in particular the five page sequence from which this story gets its title. It is haunting and true, one of the rare glories of English in narrative form. If for nothing else, get this book to read this lovely novella. It is, profoundly, a masterpiece (not a term I use lightly either, being the bitter cynic I am--check out other reviews I've written--I can get rather mean)>
Among the other stories, the most celebrated is "Conversion of the Jews", and for good reason. This is another gorgeously written tale about self-discovery and the agony of those questions all beginning with 'Why?' Here is a story questioning faith, questioning the idea of God or a higher power that has been transformed into such a makeshift mythology by all the varying faiths, why bother, it asks, what is the point and is it real and who are we and why are we here and why why why why why? This is a great story.
Sadly, this collection is begun with the two tales I have so widely praised. The remaining stories are good--very good, in fact, but following up "Goodbye, Columbus" and "Conversion of the Jews", something is lost as they are unable (quite understandably--what 25 year old author is going to maintain such sustained greatness? It took Roth 27 years to return to this passion in "The Counterlife", and then he expanded from there, getting better and better progressively, and never looking back)to keep up the fascination. Now this is not to say there is anything wrong with these other stories. Had they been all there was in this collection I would have looked back with nodding approval and said, "Hey, this guy is going somewhere." But they are not the first two stories and are almost awkwardly placed as an aftermath of a developing great author. Get this book urgently, and read them all. Just don't allow yourself to be soured by the slightly lesser material following the first two masterworks.
Format:Taschenbuch
"Goodbye, Columbus," by Philip Roth, is a series of short stories. Each story has it's own characters and plot. Roth begins with a story about man and women who fall in love. They experience many conflicts such as family matters and working habits. The second story is about a boy who is trying to discover how Jesus was established as a religious icon. His misunderstanding leads to a crisis on top of a building. The third story is about World War II and a man's perception of the war and his experiences. The fourth story is about a husband and wife who are struggling with marriage conflicts. The wife believes her husband is cheating on her because he develops an extraordinary rash. The fifth story is about two boys who are in high school and are learning about baseball and true friendship. They develop a friendship that lasts a life time. The last story is about a man and his pregnant wife. They struggle with money and job issues, but somehow they learn to deal with their obstacles in life when approached by them.
The short stories all have similar aspects to them. Roth uses very descriptive diction to project a vivid image into the reader's mind and to create a romantic tone in the story. The stories are easy to follow and understand because of the use of straight forward word choice and descriptions of the characters. The reader may find that the stories are short and unfinished, but because of this, the reader is left with suspense and imagination.
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Like Judy Blume's Forever but mean...
Reading this book I felt like I was reading Judy Blume's Forever but from the male perspective, in which that loser character from Forever gets to speak for himself and reveal just... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. Februar 2000 von Tim Lieder
Good enough to buy
After checking it out of the library, I found "Goodbye, Columbus" good enough to purchase for my personal collection. What a riot this book is in parts. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 1. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
No Thanks!
The movie infatuated sub-literate "reviews" of this adaptation immediately turned me off, they can probably only ingest it in audio format. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. August 1999 veröffentlicht
An enjoyable story for teenagers and adults.
Roth has written a wonderful, easy to read story that contains many themes relating to teenage lives. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 22. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
I wouldn't recommend this book....too much dam sex!
I wouldn't recommend this book...I believe that Roth is too involved in the characters having sex than trying to get some sort of plot going.... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
A summer romance of a rich girl and an insecure young man
My favorite Roth book. There's a yearning here in a young man who loves a girl he really has nothing in common with. Roth captures the summer romance of youth. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
classy first book
Though definitely not his best work, _Goodbye, Columbus_ is an impressive first effort from one of the best authors of the second half of this century. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. März 1999 veröffentlicht
A Timeless Masterpiece
This is perhaps one of the finest novels to come out of the post war era. Sadly, while the author is a good novelist, he has never written anything else to compare to it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
Great Book
A fascinating look at a young man who is beginning to question his youthful ideals. Does he abandon his lower class family and everything he believes to marry into a wealthy... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 31. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
Good call!!
a very interesting debate about love of social classe
Am 4. November 1998 veröffentlicht
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