Goodbye, Columbus

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Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation film
television
gptkbp:artMovement realistic
satirical
gptkbp:author gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkbp:awards National Book Award
gptkbp:characterArc Brenda's_self-discovery
Neil's_romantic_journey
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Brenda_Patimkin's_conflict
Neil_Klugman's_growth
gptkbp:conflict cultural differences
family expectations
personal aspirations
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact exploration_of_Jewish-American_life
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Larry_Peerce
gptkb:Richard_Benjamin
gptkb:Ali_MacGraw
1969
gptkbp:followedBy Letting Go
gptkbp:genre fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Goodbye, Columbus
gptkbp:influenced later_Jewish-American_writers
gptkbp:influences American_literature
gptkbp:inspiration Roth's_own_experiences
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-394-74012-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Brenda_Patimkin
gptkb:Neil_Klugman
gptkbp:motif romantic relationships
social class
family dynamics
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
stream of consciousness
gptkbp:pageCount 192
gptkbp:publishedIn 1959
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Houghton_Mifflin
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey
1950s
gptkbp:symbolism the library
the pool
gptkbp:theme love
class struggle
Jewish_identity
gptkbp:userDemographics widely read
discussed in academia