Patrimony

A True Story

By: Philip Roth

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Paperback | 16 April 1992 | Edition Number 1

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176 Pages

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24.3 x 16.5 x 7.4

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Reissued in electric new backlist style, Patrimony is a true story about the relationship between a father and a son.

Patrimony is a true story about the relationship between a father and a son.

Philip Roth watches as his eight-six-year-old father, famous for his vigour, his charm and his skill as a raconteur - lovingly called 'the Bard of Newark' - battles with the brain tumour that will kill him. The son, full of love, anxiety and dread, accompanies his father through each fearful stage of his final ordeal, and, as he does so, discloses the survivalist tenacity that has distinguished his father's long engagement with life. Written with fierce tenderness, Patrimony is a classic work of memoir by a master storyteller.

Industry Reviews

"Nobody writes about the American family with more tenderness and honesty" * New Statesman * "A simple, moving, generous work" * Independent on Sunday * "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away - with words. But the Lord giveth back, miraculously, in the form of this book and this family history" * Guardian * "A true story, told with all the powerful authority and cunning narrative order of a major writer" * Sunday Times * "His best work since The Counterlife" * Observer *

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