The Counterlife by Philip Roth

The Counterlife (1986) is a novel by the American author Philip Roth. It is the fourth full novel to feature the fictional novelist Nathan Zuckerman. However, when The Counterlife was published, Zuckerman had most recently appeared in a novella called The Prague Orgy, the epilogue to Zuckerman Bound. It is reported that French director Arnaud Desplechin is working on a screen adaptation of the novel.

The 1761st greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - National Book Critics Circle Award - Fiction (National Book Critics Circle)
  2. - What Is the Best Work of American Fiction of the Last 25 Years? (New York Times)

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Name Binding Sales Rank Lowest New Lowest Used Published
The Counterlife Paperback 3402031 $38.15 $0.36
The Counterlife Paperback 1388474 $18.63 $0.01 1989
La contravida (Spanish Edition) Kindle Edition 717725 2013
The Counterlife Hardcover 10508952 $49.99 $0.31 1987
The Counterlife Hardcover 5324430 $39.98 $23.98
The Counterlife Audible Audio Edition 38552 $14.95 2016
The Counterlife (Vintage International) Kindle Edition 343796 $12.99 2022
The Counterlife Paperback 5012179 $2.49 $0.01 1988
The Counterlife Hardcover 4233368 $59.95 $1.95
The Counterlife Paperback 1994646 $9.37 $9.59 2005
La Contravida/ The Counterlife (Biblioteca Formentor) (Spanish Edition) Paperback 21392490 $33.76 $671.41 2006
The Counterlife Publisher: Vintage Paperback 3183932 $30.64 $11.33
Avesso da Vida (Ed de Bolso) - Counterlife (Pocket (Em Portugues do Brasil) Paperback 18938189 $26.97 $3.82 2008
La contravida / The Counterlife (Contemporanea) (Spanish Edition) Paperback 12392733 $13.94 $27.00 2007
The Counterlife Hardcover 1124807 $9.89 $2.99 1987
Philip Roth: Novels and Other Narratives 1986-1991 / The Counterlife / The Facts / Deception / Patrimony (Library of America #185) Hardcover 1168743 $14.00 $9.39 2008
The Counterlife: A Novel Kindle Edition 427209 $14.99 2013
The Counterlife Paperback 585905 $10.00 $1.46 1996
Philip Roth: Novels and Other Narratives 1986-1991 / The Counterlife / The Facts / Deception / Patrimony (Library of America #185) Hardcover 1178080 $22.31 $6.48 2008