He named six books associated with the magazine's past. One title on the list.
Goodbye, Columbus: And Five Short Stories by Philip RothRead about the other books on Stein's list.
Roth sometimes pooh-poohs his first book. Nobody else does. Its magic is undiminished. The title story appeared in the Review in 1958. So did “The Conversion of the Jews,” without a cover line—who knew from Philip Roth?
--Marshal Zeringue