Portnoy s Complaint

In 1998, Modern Library ranked this novel 52nd out of 100 for best English language novels of the 20th Century. The novel tells of the humorous monologue of a lust-ridden, mother-addicted young Jewish Bachelor who confesses to his psychoanalyst in coarse, vulgar, and abusive language; Sparking a storm of controversy for its candid treatment of sexuality, this novel turned Philip Roth into an overnight celebrity.