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patrimony

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The novel was very moving and very well written I think P. Roth is a gifted writer.

Philip Roth might be one of America's greatest contemporary writers and authors. Here, it's autobiographical about his father at 86 years old. It's a loving tale about how he deals with his aging father's illness and death. While he writes with humor, great wit, and a brilliance in understanding how a parent's loss can affect an adult child, this book gets more relevant as we get older with parents. While Roth, a successful author, writes about his relationship with his father, brother Sandy, nephews- Seth and Jonathan, we learn how he lived his life. Roth writes a lot about his hometown of Newark, New Jersey but he gives credit to his father whom he calls the Bard of Newark who knows every street corner and inch of the city. He should write a book called Matrimony about his relationship with his mother and with women. I love Roth and think he's a genius.