The Breast
The Breast (1972) is a novella by Philip Roth, in which the protagonist, David Kepesh, becomes a 155-pound breast. Throughout the book Kepesh fights with himself. Part of him wishes to give in to bodily desires, while the other part of him wants to be rational. Kepesh, a literature professor, compares his plight with that of fictional characters such as Gregor Samsa in Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis and Kovalyov in Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose". Throughout the novel, he describes the various sexual and physical feelings he has while people handle him, while initiating sex with his girlfriend, and while he is alone.
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The Breast
The Breast (1972) is a novella by Philip Roth, in which the protagonist, David Kepesh, becomes a 155-pound breast. Throughout the book Kepesh fights with himself. Part of him wishes to give in to bodily desires, while the other part of him wants to be rational. Kepesh, a literature professor, compares his plight with that of fictional characters such as Gregor Samsa in Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis and Kovalyov in Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose". Throughout the novel, he describes the various sexual and physical feelings he has while people handle him, while initiating sex with his girlfriend, and while he is alone.
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《乳房》(英語:The Breast)是1972年菲利普·罗 ...... 与女友发生性关系时以及独自一人时所感到的各种生理和性的反应。
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PZ4.R8454 Br PS3568.O855
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Novella
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English
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The Breast
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Houghton Mifflin
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El pecho (The Breast) es una n ...... con traducción de Jordi Fibla.
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Il seno (The Breast) è il racc ...... o per la prima volta nel 1972.
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Le Sein (titre original : The ...... er tome du cycle David Kepesh.
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The Breast (1972) is a novella ...... friend, and while he is alone.
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《乳房》(英語:The Breast)是1972年菲利普·罗 ...... 与女友发生性关系时以及独自一人时所感到的各种生理和性的反应。
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El pecho
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Le Sein
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The Breast
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乳房 (小说)
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