GOODBYE, COLUMBUS (AND 5 SHORT STORIES) - Philip Roth {FerraBit}

GOODBYE, COLUMBUS AND 5 SHORT STORIES by Philip Roth (1959)Read by . . : John Rubinstein, Jerry Zaks, Harlan Ellison, Elliott Gould, Theodore BikelPublisher . : Phoenix Audio (2006)ISBN . . . .: 1597771139| 9781597771139Format . . .: MP3. 32 tracks, 357 MBBitrate . . : ~95 kbps (iTunes 10, VBR (highest), Mono, 44.1 kHz)Source . . .: 8 CDs (8.25 hrs)Genre . . . : FictionUnabridged .: UnabridgedStories:1. GoodBye, Columbus		John Rubinstein2. The Conversion of the Jews	Jerry Zaks3. Defender of the Faith	Harlan Ellison4. Epstein			John Rubinstein5. You Can't Tell a Man by the Song He sings		Elliott Gould6. Eli, The Fanatic		Theodore BikelNicely tagged and labeled, cover scan included.Thanks for sharing & caring.Cheers, FerraBitNov 2010 Links:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Rothhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye,_Columbus Originally posted:http://thepiratebay.org/user/FerraBithttp://www.demonoid.com/users/FerraBithttp://www.kickasstorrents.com/user/FerraBit/Taken the time to read this? Take some more, and leave me a nice note of encouragement. Got your FPL card?_____________________________________________________From Wiki:Goodbye, Columbus (1959) is the title of the first book published by the American novelist Philip Roth, a collection of six stories.In addition to its title novella, set in New Jersey, Goodbye, Columbus contains the five short stories "The Conversion of the Jews," "Defender of the Faith," "Epstein," "You Can't Tell a Man by the Song He Sings," and "Eli, the Fanatic." Each story deals with the problems and concerns of second and third-generation assimilated American Jews as they leave the ethnic ghettos of their parents and grandparents and go on to college, the white-collar professions, and life in the suburbs.The book was a critical success for Roth, winning the 1960 National Book Award and earning a name for him as a talented up-and-coming young writer. Still, the book was not without controversy, as certain elements in the Jewish community took issue with Roth's less than flattering portrayal of some of his characters.[1] The short story Defender of the Faith, about a Jewish sergeant who is exploited by three shirking, coreligionist draftees, drew particular ire. When Roth in 1962 appeared on a panel alongside the distinguished black novelist Ralph Ellison to discuss minority representation in literature, the questions directed at him soon turned into denunciations.[citation needed] Many accused Roth of being a self-hating Jew, a label that would stick with him for much of his career. It is often speculated that the wildly obscene comedy of Portnoy's Complaint (1969) was Roth's defiant reply to his early Jewish critics.