The Counterlife
E359779
The Counterlife is a 1986 novel by Philip Roth that experiments with alternative narrative possibilities and identities through the recurring character Nathan Zuckerman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Counterlife canonical | 3 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip Roth ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Critics Circle Award
ⓘ
surface form:
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresRelationship |
author and narrator
ⓘ
fiction and reality ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Nathan Zuckerman ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section "Aloft"
ⓘ
section "Basel" ⓘ Christendom ⓘ
surface form:
section "Christendom"
section "Gloucestershire" ⓘ section "Judea" ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780374149179 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Zuckerman novels ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nathan Zuckerman ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | experimental narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
alternative narrative possibilities
ⓘ
multiple versions of events ⓘ |
| protagonistAlterEgoOf | Philip Roth ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setting |
Israel
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| shortlistedFor | National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish identity
ⓘ
alternative lives ⓘ identity ⓘ infidelity ⓘ marriage ⓘ mortality ⓘ self-invention ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Roth