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: English
title: Goodbye, Columbus
titlecomplete: Goodbye, Columbus
characters: Neil Klugman, Brenda Patimkin
genres: Jewish, 20th Century, Short Stories, American, Novella, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 19627
places: Short Hills, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Jewish Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books