I Married a Communist is a Philip Roth novel concerning the rise and
fall of Ira Ringold, known as "Iron Rinn." The story is narrated by
Nathan Zuckerman, and is one of a trio of Zuckerman novels Roth wrote
in the 1990s depicting the postwar history of Newark, New Jersey and
its residents.

Ira and his brother Murray serve as two immense influences on the
school-age Zuckerman, and the story is told as a contemporary
reminiscence between Murray and Nathan on Ira's life. Although a
communist, Ira became a star in radio theater. Personal conflicts with
his wife, McCarthyite politicians, a gossip columnist, and his
daughter-addled and manipulative wife all combine to destroy Ira and
many of those around him.

Read by Ron Silver

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