Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" thrusts readers into an unnervingly plausible alternate history where aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, a known fascist sympathizer, wins the 1940 presidential election. This unexpected twist sparks a series of chilling events that unravel the fabric of American democracy, plunging the nation into a dark era of fear, suspicion, and persecution. Through the eyes of a Jewish family in Newark, Roth masterfully explores the fragile nature of freedom and the dire consequences of unchecked power, crafting a narrative as thrilling as it is thought-provoking.

"It is easier to comprehend the election of an imaginary President like Charles Lindbergh than an actual President like Donald Trump. Lindbergh, despite his Nazi sympathies and racist proclivities, was a great aviation hero ... Trump is just a con artist." - Philip Roth: New Yorker Magazine, January 30, 2017

Philip Roth's writings include the novella "Goodbye Columbus" which is also posted on this website.