The Prague Orgy

The Prague Orgy
	First edition (publ. Jonathan Cape)
Author	Philip Roth
Language	English
Series	Zuckerman Bound trilogy
Subject	Totalitarianism, Struggle of artists
Genre	Novella
Publisher	Jonathan Cape
Publication date	1985
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Preceded by	"The Anatomy Lesson"

Last updated November 02, 2025

The Prague Orgy (1985) is a novella by Philip Roth. The short book is the epilogue to his trilogy Zuckerman Bound .^[1]^[2] The story follows Roth's alter ego Nathan Zuckerman, on a journey to Communist Prague in 1976 seeking the unpublished manuscripts of a Yiddish writer. The book, presented as journal entries by Zuckerman, details the struggle of demoralized artists in a totalitarian society.

References

↑ Johnson, Greg (July 21, 1985). "'Trilogy' details the perils of Roth's career". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 9-J. Retrieved November 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Skiles, Don (June 16, 1985). "The Marcel Proust of Newark". Review. San Francisco Chronicle . San Francisco, California. pp. 1 & 4 . Retrieved November 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] Johnson, Greg (July 21, 1985). "'Trilogy' details the perils of Roth's career". The Atlanta Journal. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 9-J. Retrieved November 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

[2] Skiles, Don (June 16, 1985). "The Marcel Proust of Newark". Review. San Francisco Chronicle . San Francisco, California. pp. 1 & 4 . Retrieved November 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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