The Plot Against America
American novelist, 1933–2018. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1998 and the National Book Award for Fiction in 1960 and 1995.
The Plot Against America is a 2004 novel by Philip Roth.
In science fiction, family saga
On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Philip Roth
- First published
- 2004
- Length
- 400 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Science fiction, Alternate history, Political, Family saga
Is The Plot Against America worth reading?
2 of the 14 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian) and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 12 | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 65 | See the list |
Best edition of The Plot Against America
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (2005), 400 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 2005)
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9780099478560
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Plot Against America
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 28% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize 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 Plot Against America
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