Patrimony: A True Story by Philip Roth

Patrimony: A True Story

Philip Roth

238 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional sad slow-paced
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Novelist Philip Roth watches as his self-disciplined, blunt, irascible, unrelenting father, famous for his vigor, his charm, and his repertoire of Newark recollections, does battle with the ignominy and helplessness of old age. The son, full of lo...

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emotional 77%
reflective 77%
sad 66%
challenging 44%
informative 33%
funny 11%

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medium 33%
fast 11%

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