This work's protagonist refuses to have sex with Rita Cohen when blackmailed and is married to a woman who has an affair with Bill Orcutt.
One character in this novel is deeply disturbed by the news of the self-immolation of many monks. Divided into the three sections "Paradise Remembered," "The Fall," and "Paradise Lost," the end of its first section documents numerous debates about whether or not it is appropriate for a character's daughter to visit New York City. This work's protagonist refuses to have sex with Rita Cohen when blackmailed and is married to a woman who has an affair with Bill Orcutt. This novel's protagonist learns that his daughter has converted to Jainism after he admits his wife, a former Miss New Jersey winner, into a mental hospital. It traces the aftermath of Merry's decision to blow up a post office during the Vietnam War. For 10 points, name this novel narrated by Nathan Zuckerman about Swede Levov, a work of Philip Roth.
One character in this novel is deeply disturbed by the news of the self-immolation of many monks.
American Pastoral