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.
