I Married a Communist

Author	Philip Roth
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Released	1998
Media Type	Print
Pages	336
ISBN	ISBN 0-375-70721-2

I Married a Communist is a Philip Roth novel concerning the rise and fall of Ira Ringold, known as "Iron Rinn." The story is narrated by Nathan Zuckerman, and is one of a trio of Zuckerman novels Roth wrote in the 1990s depicting the postwar history of Newark, New Jersey and its residents. I Married a Communist book cover This image is a book cover. ... Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933, Newark, New Jersey) is an American novelist. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. ... See also: 1997 in literature, other events of 1998, 1999 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth (born March 19, 1933, Newark, New Jersey) is an American novelist. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ... Rise may mean: Rise, a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire Rise, an album by Bad Brains Rise, an album by Gabrielle Rise, an album by SPEED Rise, an EP by NON Rise, an album by Anoushka Shankar RISE is an earthquake information sharing web portal Rise Technology, a... Nathan Zuckerman is a fictional character who has appeared as the narrator or protagonist of (and often functions as an alter ego in) many of Philip Roths dozen or so works of fiction published since the late 1970s. ... See also 1990s, the band Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area    - City 67. ...

Ira and his brother Murray serve as two immense influences on the school-age Zuckerman, and the story is told as a contemporary reminiscence between Murray and Nathan on Ira's life. Although a communist, Ira became a star in radio theater. Personal conflicts with his wife, McCarthy-ite politicians, a gossip columnist, and his daughter-addled and manipulative wife all combine to destroy Ira and many of those around him. This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... Senator Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism is the term describing a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. ...

Many consider the character of Eve Frame — the evil, anti-Semitic wife who destroys Ira — to be a thinly veiled riposte at Roth's ex-wife, Claire Bloom, for her unflattering memoirs which portray a Roth unable to bottle his vanity and incapable of living in the same household with Bloom's daughter. Claire Bloom (born Patricia Claire Blume on February 15, 1931) is a British film and stage actress. ...