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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/03/1996
ISBN: 9780679752936
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.16w x 0.61d
Award: National Book Critics Circle Award - Winner

Review Citations: New York Times 08/11/1996 pg. 24