Authors: Dr. Prakash. A, Dr. R. Saravana Selvakumar, Ashraf Tajmeeh and Lamessa Oli

ISBN: 978-81-967690-3-1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59646/philiproth/075

Date of Publication: November 30, 2023

About the Book:

This book is intended for readers interested in American Fiction who want to know its elite presentation through the lens of Philip Roth’s novels. This book is also suitable for majors in English Literature who are working on the Domain of analyzing the life and works of Philip Roth as a significant figure in American Literature. This book consists of three units; the main body consists of ideas relating to Philip Roth as a prolific Jewish-American novelist. It focuses on Roth’s pioneering contribution to American Fiction by making his texts an excellent example of poetic justice.  In addition, the book provides exemplified knowledge of poetic justice as a concept and technique and how it has been applied to fiction in most literary works. This book sets out to show readers that Philip Roth’s writings are emblematic of the corrosive effects of degeneration on humanity and their inevitable doom. By offering various examples from Roth’s novels, the reader will gain a good knowledge of how the irony of American Literature works and how the author can unravel the dark side of a nation to reach a certain amount of truth and be a reason for correcting human follies. So, this will also be helpful for future authors seeking creativity in their fiction by using specific techniques that would help them to involve their authorial commentary in their works of fiction.