Philip Roth is one of the greatest and most controversial American authors alive. A literary sensation since the publication of Goodbye, Columbus in 1959, Roth has continued to produce striking and original works of fiction, from Portnoy's Complaint in 1969 and his masterful American trilogy in the 1990s to Everyman, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2006. Critical Companion to Philip Roth is a comprehensive reference to this talented writer's life and works.