Pulitzer Prize Winner Philip Roth Dies at 85 Roth, who is best known for his novels 'American Pastoral', 'The Human Stain' and 'Goodbye, Columbus', died in New York on Tuesday. Andrew Wylie, Roth’s literary agent, confirmed the news to the Associated Press, saying that his death was a result of congestive heart failure. One of Roth’s close friends, author Judith Thurman, Judith Thurman, to CNN Judith Thurman, to CNN Shortly after publishing his latest book, 'Nemesis', in 2012, Roth announced that he would not write another novel.
