Portnoy's Complaint

by Philip Roth

First published 1969

Alexander Portnoy is a young Jewish professional with a serious case of sexual frustration. Haunted by his overbearing mother and repressed upbringing, he careens through a series of increasingly bizarre erotic escapades, from masochistic encounters to a tryst with a piece of liver. Roth's riotous, boundary-pushing novel lays bare the psychosexual neuroses of Portnoy's restless mind. Through Portnoy's outrageous confessions, Roth crafts a blistering satire of mid-century American Jewish identity.

Setting: New York City, United States, USA

Period: 1960s

320 pages · Paperback · Bantam Books

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