The only respites from this harrowing procession of bodily disasters-including diminished eyesight and incontinence-are flashbacks that provide fascinating glimpses into American Jewish life in the first half of this century-as well as into Roth père, a blunt perfectionist who sometimes drove his late wife, children, and loved ones to distraction (after being advised of the need for an operation, Herman lashes out at his long-suffering companion for not opening a can of soup correctly). As this once-vigorous retired Newark insurance manager refused to go gentle into that good night, Philip watched with mingled awe and fear. Misdiagnosed at first as having a viral infection that caused temporary paralysis to one side of the face, father Herman Roth soon learned the bleaker truth: he had a brain tumor. "You must not forget anything," Roth admonishes himself at the end of this father-and-son tale, and indeed, from the detail accumulated here, one doubts that his eye, unerring ear, and memory have missed a thing. Now, however, he discards all the artifices in this searing account of his 86-year-old father's physical decline and death. book.Roth has used the relationship between his life and art in a gimmicky way in his fiction, and even his brutal memoir The Facts (1988) was not free of this defect. The odd spot to the fore-edge of 'The Facts' and 'The Anatomy Lesson'. The odd spot to the inside dust wrapper of 'Deception'. Some sunning to the spines of 'Patrimony', 'The Anatomy Lesson', and 'The Facts'. Small price label to the back panel of 'The Facts' though this is removable.
The original unclipped dust wrappers are in excellent condition, with only light shelf wear and the occasional small mark to the panels. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear. A memoir recounting the life, decline and death of the author's father, Herman Roth. Roth's most provocative novel, detailing the conversations between two lovers partaking in an affair in London. Tracing the author's life from his childhood in New Jersey to becoming a successful novelist. In a desperate burst of nostalgia and ambition, he sets out to university to pursue medical school. Here, Zuckerman faces middle age and undiagnosable pain. The third novel to feature Roth's popular main character, 'Nathan Zuckerman'. A collection of four of Philip Roth's most popular books. In the original cloth bindings with unclipped dust wrappers. Four first edition copies of some of Philip Roth's most popular works.
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