Upper West Side in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Philip Roth
March 19, 1933-May 22, 2018
| | The Austin, 130 West 79th Street, Manhattan | |
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 23, 2022
1. Philip Roth Marker
Philip Roth was among the greatest American writers of any generation. He published thirty-one books of fiction, memoir, and essays. More than half were worked on here-his studio, then his residence-from 1988 until his death. He received numerous national and international awards, some several times, from the beginning to the end of his career; among them, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Man Booker International Prize, and the National Humanities Medal. He was celebrated around the world. He, in turn, championed the work of others: voices of dissent from Eastern Europe, overlooked artists of his generation, dozens of younger writers. Roth's enduring masterworks include Goodbye, Columbus (1959), Portnoy's Complaint (1969), The Ghost Writer (1979), The Counterlife (1986), Sabbath's Theater (1995), American Pastoral (1997), The Human Stain (2000), The Plot Against America (2004), and Nemesis (2010). The writer was as fierce as the man was generous: an enemy of cant, and an advocate of freedom in all its guises, personal and political.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the New York, New York City Historic Landmarks Preservation Center Cultural Medallions series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 19, 1933.
Location. 40° 46.941′ N, 73° 58.609′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Upper West Side. It is on West 79th Street west of Columbus Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 West 79th Street, New York NY 10024, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alfred Nobel (about
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 23, 2022
2. Philip Roth Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Tecumseh Playground (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Tecumseh Playground (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Philip Roth (Wikipedia).
"Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short story writer.(Submitted on May 25, 2022.)
Roth's fictionoften set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jerseyis known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between reality and fiction, for its "sensual, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of American identity. He first gained attention with the 1959 novella Goodbye, Columbus; the collection so titled received the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.
He became one of the most awarded American writers of his generation. His books twice received the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle award, and three times the PEN/Faulkner Award. He received a Pulitzer Prize for his 1997 novel American Pastoral, which featured one of his best-known characters, Nathan Zuckerman. The Human Stain (2000), another Zuckerman novel, was awarded the United Kingdom's WH Smith Literary Award for the best book of the year. In 2001, in Prague, Roth received the inaugural Franz Kafka Prize."
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
