The Kind of Person I Am is a short story by American author and Jew, Philip Roth. The story was controversial for its satirical rendering of Jewish culture. - AsNotedIn
Writer goes to a party & meets a girl who, after one look at him proceeds to correctly analyze his habits & tastes. He is amazed, but finally decides that, with a little contrivance, he too might be able to do it. He realizes that if you say: "You're the kind of person who doesn't live in a split-level house, eh? " it means just as much as "You're the kind who lives in a split-level house."
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1958/11/21 | Philip Roth | Author | Philip Roth's "The Kind of Person I Am" is accepted at The New Yorker. | ||||
| 1958/11/29 | The New Yorker | Publisher | "The Kind of Person I am" by Philip Roth is published in The New Yorker. |
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| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Cultural Affiliation | Jewish | Ethnoreligious group decedent from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Narrative Arts | Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity, hypocrisy or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | |
| Art Type | Short Story | short form narrative fiction | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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