Roth, Philip

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Country/Region:: USA
Born:: March 19, 1933
Dead:: May 22, 2018
Genres:: Miscellaneous prose

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Philip Milton Roth was an American author born in Newark, New Jersey, where he grew up in a Jewish family together with his elder brother. His father was an insurance broker of Galician (present-day Poland/Ukraine) ancestry. His mother Bess (née Finkel) was a housewife.

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The article written by: Tony Samuelsson. Published: April 1, 2018
Last update: May 23, 2018 by Alex editorial staff

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