Publisher, Recorded Books (May 2006)

There is no more decorated American writer living today than Philip Roth, the New York Times best-selling author of American Pastoral, The Human Stain, and The Plot Against America. He has won a Pulitzer Prize, two National Book Awards, two National Book Critics Circle Awards, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, and numerous other distinctions. The hero of Everyman is obsessed with mortality. As he reminds himself at one point, “I’m thirty-four! Worry about oblivion when you’re seventy-five.” But he cannot help himself. He is the ex-husband in three marriages gone wrong. He is the father of two sons who detest him, despite a daughter who adores him. And as his health worsens, he is the envious brother of a much fitter man. A masterful portrait of one man’s inner struggles, Everyman is a brilliant showcase for one of the world’s most distinguished novelists.

About the Author: Philip Roth won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for American Pastoral. He has also won two National Book Awards, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, and two National Book Critics Circle Awards. In 1998 he received the National Medal of Arts and in 2002 he received the Gold Medal in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the third living American writer to have his comprehensive work published by the Library of America.

About the Performer: George Guidall's 40-year career in the theatre includes over 75 productions and an Obie Award for his Off-Broadway performances. One of the audiobook industry's most acclaimed readers, he received Audie Awards™ for his performances of A Widow for One Year and I Know This Much Is True.