Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint

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by Philip Roth · 1969

Heard in 1 episode across 1 show since Oct 2026

A 1969 novel presented as a comic monologue by Alexander Portnoy, a sexually conflicted, mother-dominated young Jewish bachelor confessing to his psychoanalyst. Its candid treatment of sexuality, family, and Jewish-American identity made it both a major literary success and a source of controversy.

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