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Book Description
Patrimony, a true story, touches the emotions as strongly as anything Philip Roth has ever written. Roth watches as his eighty-six-year-old father—famous for his vigor, charm, and his repertoire of Newark recollections—battles with the brain tumor that will kill him. The son, fullContinue
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theasylum published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010
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How to be your father’s mother
A crucial incident in Patrimony comes when Roth’s aged and ill father Herman ‘beshats himself’, as he puts it: You are not logged in If you have already registered please login here If you are a subscriber using the site for the first time please reg ... (read full critics)
lrb published on Sun, 5 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Paperback 240 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 0099914301
- ISBN-13: 9780099914303
- Publisher: Vintage
- Pub date: Apr 16, 1992
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
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Vicente Hong 
Philip Roth: Patrimony
Occasionally – well, quite often, if I’m truthful – I have a sudden urge where I need to get a specific book, right now. A few months ago it was Philip Roth’s memoir of his father, Patrimony. I tried my local bookshops but without success. I ordered ... (read full critics)