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Philip Roth’s novel, published in 2004, presents an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt loses the 1940 presidential election to Charles Lindbergh. The story follows the Roth family, a Jewish household in Newark’s Weequahic district, as antisemitism grows more accepted and they face escalating persecution. Through the eyes of young Philip, the narrative explores the personal turmoil of growing up amid political upheaval. Roth draws on his own experiences in Newark and on Lindbergh’s isolationist rhetoric to create a believable world that has earned praise for its realism. The book has been recognized with several awards, including the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction and the Sidewise Award for Alternate History.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Philip Roth
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