The Ghost Writer
American novelist, 1933–2018. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1998 and the National Book Award for Fiction in 1960 and 1995.
The Ghost Writer is a 1979 novel by Philip Roth. It was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1980.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Philip Roth
- First published
- 1979
- Length
- 192 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction shortlist, 1980
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 1980
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Psychological, Migration and identity
Is The Ghost Writer worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the National Book Award for Fiction and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 1980) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1980) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of The Ghost Writer
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (2005), 192 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 2005)
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 9780099477570
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Ghost Writer
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 67% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Ghost Writer
If you liked The Ghost Writer, try American Pastoral, Sabbath's Theater or Portnoy’s Complaint.
