Goodbye, Columbus: and Five Short Stories
by Roth, Philip
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PR038
- Title
- Goodbye, Columbus: and Five Short Stories
- Author
- Roth, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company
- Date Published
- 1956
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- 20th Century Literature; Modern Firsts; American Literature; Fiction;
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