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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
"A tough-minded, beautifully written memoir" (San Francisco Chronicle) from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral, Patrimony is a true story about the relationship between a father and a son.
Philip Roth watches as his eighty-six-year-old father, famous for his vigor, his charm and his skill as a raconteur - lovingly called 'the Bard of Newark' - battles with the brain tumor that will kill him. Full of love, anxiety and dread, he 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.
Quotes by Philip Roth
From WikiquoteThe road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.
When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world edits it.
To become a celebrity is to become a brand name. There is Ivory Soap, Rice Krispies, and Philip Roth. Ivory is the soap that floats; Rice Krispies the breakfast cereal that goes snap-crackle-pop; Philip Roth the Jew who masturbates with a piece of liver.
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