Portnoy's Complaint

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Award
gptkb:National_Book_Award
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Ernest_Lehman
gptkbp:censorship banned in some schools
debated in literary circles
controversial for explicit content
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:complex
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
gptkbp:cultural_impact influential
gptkbp:cultural_references referenced in literature
referenced in music
referenced in films
referenced in TV shows
referenced in stand-up comedy
gptkbp:film_editing gptkb:Lee_Grant
gptkb:Jack_Nicholson
gptkb:Jerry_Stiller
gptkb:Ruth_Gordon
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Our_Gang
gptkbp:genre gptkb:novel
gptkb:satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portnoy's Complaint
gptkbp:influence American literature
gptkbp:influenced contemporary literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:existentialism
Freudian theory
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-375-75910-2
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Alexander_Portnoy
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
stream of consciousness
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The only thing I ever wanted was to be a good boy.”
“ I am a Jew. And I am a man.”
“ I’m a man who has a lot of problems.”
“ I’m not a bad boy.”
“ I can’t help it if I’m a little bit crazy.”
gptkbp:page_count 273
gptkbp:preceded_by Letting Go
gptkbp:publication_year gptkb:1969
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1972
gptkbp:setting gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:style humorous
introspective
provocative
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Jewish_identity
sexuality
guilt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4