Portnoy's Complaint

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation 2000
film
television_series
theatrical_play
gptkbp:author gptkb:Philip_Roth
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Award
National Book Award
gptkbp:character gptkb:Alexander_Portnoy
gptkbp:cultural_impact influential
gptkbp:depicts cultural_conflict
family_dynamics
personal_conflict
gptkbp:discusses self-acceptance
cultural_assimilation
identity_crisis
parental_expectations
sexual_repression
gptkbp:followedBy Our Gang
gptkbp:genre satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portnoy's Complaint
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Freudian_psychology
Jewish_literature
comedy_writers
contemporary_literature
postmodern_narratives
satirical_authors
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-375-75910-2
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:narrativeStyle first-person
stream_of_consciousness
gptkbp:notable_winners controversial
gptkbp:notableQuote 'I am a Jew, and I am a man.'
'I can't help it if I'm a little bit crazy.'
'I_want_to_be_a_man,_but_I_want_to_be_a_Jew_too.'
gptkbp:pageCount 273
gptkbp:precededBy Letting Go
gptkbp:publishedBy 1969
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:releaseYear 1972
gptkbp:setting gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:theme sexuality
guilt
Jewish_identity