Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint

&#39;The most outrageously funny book about sex written&#39; GuardianPortnoy&#39;s Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933-)]:A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature. Portnoy&#39;s Complaint tells the tale of young Jewish lawyer Alexander Portnoy and his scandalous sexual confessions to his psychiatrist.<br /> <br /> As narrated by Portnoy, he takes the reader on a journey through his childhood to adolescence to present day while articulating his sexual desire, frustration and neurosis in shockingly candid ways. Hysterically funny and daringly intimate, Portnoy&#39;s Complaint was an immediate bestseller upon its publication and elevated Roth to an international literary celebrity.