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Patrimony

A true story

By Philip Roth

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| Others | 9780792711797

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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

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, 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, stubborn engagement with life.

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  • 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)

    theasylum published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

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    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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  • A very moving memoir with the Rothian device of 'doubleness' running implicity in characterising the father and son. A very worthy read for all

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  • English Books
  • Others 261 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0792711793
  • ISBN-13: 9780792711797
  • Publisher: Curley Pub
  • Pub date: Jan 01, 1991
  • Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and eBook
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