Philip Roth and Wyile Sypher are two authors associated with the term Philip Author. Philip Roth is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist who wrote many novels, including 'Goodbye, Columbus' and 'Portnoy's Complaint'. Wyile Sypher was an American literary critic and professor of English at Princeton University. He wrote several books on literature, including 'The Double Agent: A Study of the Novels of Philip Roth'.