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The Last Marlin is an unforgettable memoir of growing up in the 1950s. Young Fred 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, whatever the cost. He marries Stella, an abstract artist, the student of de Kooning and Hans Hofmann, but also the daughter of a wealthy industrialist with whom Abe forges an alliance. Scenes range from Long Island synagogues to smoky nights with legendary painters to the boats of drug smugglers in Bimini and the marlin-rich waters of the Gulf Stream, where young Fred believes fishing is the answer to all problems.
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"Remarkably ambitious and satisfying."
New York Times Book Review
"As Searching for Bobby Fischer used chess as a canvas to portray a father-son relationship, The Last Marlin goes beyond fishing to explore the inner life of Fred and his vibrant yet enigmatic father Abe…This suspenseful book will sweep you away, break your heart, and leave you smiling."
Chesslife
"This memoir of growing up is passionate, often very tender, and thoroughly engrossing. [Waitzkin] is excruciatingly open about his family's eccentricities."
Peter Jennings, anchorman