Promiscuous: Portnoy's Complaint and Our Doomed Pursuit of Happiness by Bernard Avishai

Promiscuous: Portnoy's Complaint and Our Doomed Pursuit of Happiness

Bernard Avishai

230 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction classics history literary reflective sad medium-paced
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The publication of Portnoy’s Complaint in 1969 provoked instant, powerful reactions. It blasted Philip Roth into international fame, subjected him to unrelenting personal scrutiny and conjecture, and shocked legions of readers—some delighted, othe...

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