《遗产——一个真实的故事》是菲利普·罗斯少有的非虚构小说。罗斯的父亲赫曼·罗斯被确诊为脑瘤,在死亡的笼罩之下,父子俩都经历了痛苦的折磨,最终,他们正视死亡,而过去的压抑和彼此的制约与固执也都慢慢被理解。罗斯悉心照料赫曼,赫曼越来越依赖罗斯。就这样,死亡的威胁让压抑、对立的犹太“父与子”关系变成了相互理解、相互依赖的美好温情。文中既有一个犹太家族生活史实的部分再现,从生活琐事到宗教信仰,又有超越犹太性的部分和上升到人性的高度。罗斯在《遗产》的真实讲述中完成了对传统犹太“父与子”关系的超越。 “Legacy - A True Story” is a rare non-fiction novel by Philippe Rose. Rose’s father Herman Rose was diagnosed with brain tumor, under the shadow of death, both father and son suffered painful torture, and finally, they face up to death, and the past repression and mutual restraint and stubbornness are also slowly being understanding. Rose carefully care Herman, Hermann more and more rely on Rose. In this way, the threat of death has transformed the oppressive, antagonistic Jewish “father-son relationship” into a warmhearted mutual understanding and interdependence. In the article, there is not only a part of the reproduction of the historical facts of the Jewish family life, from the trivia of life to the religious belief, but also the part beyond Jewishness and the elevation to the human nature. Rose realizes the transcendence of traditional Jewish “father and son” in the true account of “heritage.”