Goodbye, Columbus (1959) - A novella and short story collection about a young Jewish man's romance with a wealthy Jewish girl, exploring class and cultural tensions.

Portnoy's Complaint (1969) - A groundbreaking novel structured as a patient's monologue to his psychoanalyst about his sexual obsessions and Jewish upbringing.

The Ghost Writer (1979) - The first Zuckerman novel, following a young writer's visit to his literary idol and encounter with a mysterious young woman.

American Pastoral (1997) - A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a successful businessman whose life unravels when his daughter becomes a violent political radical.

The Human Stain (2000) - Chronicles a classics professor's downfall after being accused of racism, while hiding his own racial identity.

The Plot Against America (2004) - An alternate history depicting a United States where Charles Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election.

Everyman (2006) - A novel examining mortality through the life story of an advertising executive facing his final years.

Nemesis (2010) - Set during a 1944 polio epidemic in Newark, following a playground director as disease threatens his community.

Operation Shylock (1993) - A meta-fictional work about a character named Philip Roth who discovers an impostor using his identity in Israel.

Sabbath's Theater (1995) - Follows a former puppeteer's descent into grief and sexual obsession after his mistress's death.

I Married a Communist (1998) - The story of radio star Ira Ringold's rise and fall during the McCarthy era, told through the Zuckerman narrative.

The Dying Animal (2001) - Explores an aging professor's relationship with a young student, examining desire and mortality.

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