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American Pastoral

By Roth, Philip & Silver, Ron

Publishers Summary:
Revisiting the conflicts and violent transitions of the 1960s, Philip Roth presents a book about loving--and about hating. Symbolic of turbulent times, the explosion of a bomb in his own bucolic backyard sweeps away the innocence of Swede Levov, along with everything industriously created by his family over three generations in America. Simultaneous hardcover release from Houghton Mifflin. 12 cassettes.

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ISBN
978-0-78711-504-3
Publisher
Audio Literature


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Reviewed on October 1, 1997

A terrorist bombing in a quiet rural community is the focal point of this novel. Protagonist "Swede" Levov is living the American dream. After growing up in Newark, New Jersey, during the post-World War II era, he takes over the glove business started by his grandfather, marries the "all-American" girl, has a da...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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