num_pages: 157
description: Neil Klugman and pretty, spirited Brenda Patimkin - he of poor Newark, she of suburban Short Hills - meet one summer and dive into an affair that is as much about social class and suspicion as it is about love. The novella, the first book published by Phillip Roth, explores issues of both class and Jewish assimilation into American culture. It won the National Book Award in 1960.1993 Phillip Roth (P)2009
language: German
title: Goodbye, Columbus: Ein Kurzroman Vom Autor Des Romans "Der Menschliche Makel" Mit Übersetzungshilfen
titlecomplete: Goodbye, Columbus: Ein Kurzroman Vom Autor Des Romans "Der Menschliche Makel" Mit Übersetzungshilfen
characters: Brenda Patimkin, Neil Klugman
genres: Fiction, American, Short Stories, Jewish, Literature, Classics, Novels, 20th Century, Novella, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 19630
places: Newark, New Jersey, Short Hills, New Jersey
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Jewish Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Langenscheidt KG