Philip Roth has written a darkly bitter and comical book, focusing on the life, from birth to the beginnigs of middle age, of Alexander Portnoy and his grievances that stem from the combination of his insatiable sexual need with his rigid Jewish upbringing. In the form of a single monologue, Roth examines the psychological problems that arise from this mixture, resulting in a poignant and humourous book that is relevant to all