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The Last Marlin : The Story of a Father and Son
The Last Marlin The Story of a Father and Son
Author: Fred Waitzkin
Young Fred Waitzkin is a Jewish boy stretched between the divergent values of parents who cannot tolerate one another. Fred's father, Abe, is a brilliantly talented salesman whose relentless will drives him to succeed-he literally brightens American cities with fluorescent lighting fixtures. Abe marries Stella, an abstract artist and daughter of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780141001883
ISBN-10: 0141001887
Publication Date: 6/1/2001
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
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Young Fred is a Jewish boy stretched between the divergent values of parents who cannot tolerate one another. When the marriage founders, Fred's world is assaultaed by his motkher's need to realize herself as an artist andd by his father's need for revenge. In order to keep his head above water while family and fortune go down around him, Fred fishes. The allure of the ocean becomes contagious as mesmerizing images unfold...a memoir that balances life's adversities with the wonder and awe of nature.


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