text: In this novel, a woman runs scalding water over the utensils used by her black maid, who eats lunch"alone like a leper.
full_question: In this novel, a woman runs scalding water over the utensils used by her black maid, who eats lunch"alone like a leper." A boy in this novel is berated for supposedly eating French fries with Melvin Weinerafter he lies about having diarrhea. A man in this novel recalls bathing with his frequently-constipatedfather, an insurance salesman. This novel ends with the question, "Now vee may perhaps to begin. Yes?"While in Connecticut, its protagonist pretends to be married to his (*) sexually adventurous girlfriend, who henicknames "The Monkey". The title character describes his adolescent obsession with masturbation and hisoverbearing mother Sophie to his psychiatrist, Dr. Spielvogel. For 10 points, name this novel about the title "niceJewish boy", by Philip Roth.
first_sentence: In this novel, a woman runs scalding water over the utensils used by her black maid, who eats lunch"alone like a leper.
raw_answer: Portnoy's Complaint