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For the first time in Penguin Classics, Harry Crews's highly acclaimed, evocative literary memoir of his Depression-era childhood in the rural South.
A Penguin Classic
Considered by Mary Karr as the "most overlooked" of the best memoirs ever written, A Childhood by Harry Crews captures the first six years of his life among impoverished tenant farmer families in rural southern Georgia. Crews shares details of farm life, his father's death, his friendship with the son of a Black hired hand, his bout with polio, his mother and stepfather's failing marriage, his near-fatal scalding at a hog killing, and a five-month sojourn in Jacksonville, Florida.
The best introduction to Crews's acclaimed fiction, his memoir, A Childhood, in its portrait of the people, locales, circumstances, and Bacon County lore that shaped him, offers a foundation of the writer's outlook; the refuge he found in his storytelling imagination; and his reverence and affection for the outsider, the outcast, and those considered freakish.
A Penguin Classic
Considered by Mary Karr as the "most overlooked" of the best memoirs ever written, A Childhood by Harry Crews captures the first six years of his life among impoverished tenant farmer families in rural southern Georgia. Crews shares details of farm life, his father's death, his friendship with the son of a Black hired hand, his bout with polio, his mother and stepfather's failing marriage, his near-fatal scalding at a hog killing, and a five-month sojourn in Jacksonville, Florida.
The best introduction to Crews's acclaimed fiction, his memoir, A Childhood, in its portrait of the people, locales, circumstances, and Bacon County lore that shaped him, offers a foundation of the writer's outlook; the refuge he found in his storytelling imagination; and his reverence and affection for the outsider, the outcast, and those considered freakish.
For the first time in Penguin Classics, Harry Crews's highly acclaimed, evocative literary memoir of his Depression-era childhood in the rural South.
A Penguin Classic
Considered by Mary Karr as the "most overlooked" of the best memoirs ever written, A Childhood by Harry Crews captures the first six years of his life among impoverished tenant farmer families in rural southern Georgia. Crews shares details of farm life, his father's death, his friendship with the son of a Black hired hand, his bout with polio, his mother and stepfather's failing marriage, his near-fatal scalding at a hog killing, and a five-month sojourn in Jacksonville, Florida.
The best introduction to Crews's acclaimed fiction, his memoir, A Childhood, in its portrait of the people, locales, circumstances, and Bacon County lore that shaped him, offers a foundation of the writer's outlook; the refuge he found in his storytelling imagination; and his reverence and affection for the outsider, the outcast, and those considered freakish.
A Penguin Classic
Considered by Mary Karr as the "most overlooked" of the best memoirs ever written, A Childhood by Harry Crews captures the first six years of his life among impoverished tenant farmer families in rural southern Georgia. Crews shares details of farm life, his father's death, his friendship with the son of a Black hired hand, his bout with polio, his mother and stepfather's failing marriage, his near-fatal scalding at a hog killing, and a five-month sojourn in Jacksonville, Florida.
The best introduction to Crews's acclaimed fiction, his memoir, A Childhood, in its portrait of the people, locales, circumstances, and Bacon County lore that shaped him, offers a foundation of the writer's outlook; the refuge he found in his storytelling imagination; and his reverence and affection for the outsider, the outcast, and those considered freakish.
Über den Autor
Harry Crews (1935-2012) was born during the Great Depression in rural Georgia, USA. He is the author of seventeen novels and a memoir, often revolving around poor and disenfranchised characters from the Deep South. Crews taught creative writing at the University of Florida for nearly thirty years, mentoring and inspiring a generation of writers and gaining the reputation of a literary outsider and outlaw with a singular voice in American fiction. He is today considered a pillar of the Southern Gothic tradition.
Zusammenfassung
OVERLOOKED MASTERPIECE: A Childhood (1978) and the works of Harry Crews are beloved by writers and artists including Mary Karr, Annie Dillard, Carl Hiassen, Kim Gordon, Maud Newton, Michael Connelly, and more.
INTRODUCTION BY TOBIAS WOLFF: Author of the award-winning modern classic memoir, This Boy's Life, Wolff has written a compelling original essay for Penguin Classics.
FIRST TIME IN PENGUIN CLASSICS: Debuting Harry Crews's memoir along with his first novel demonstrates their status as modern classics to find a whole new audience for the book.
INTRODUCTION BY TOBIAS WOLFF: Author of the award-winning modern classic memoir, This Boy's Life, Wolff has written a compelling original essay for Penguin Classics.
FIRST TIME IN PENGUIN CLASSICS: Debuting Harry Crews's memoir along with his first novel demonstrates their status as modern classics to find a whole new audience for the book.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
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Genre: | Biographien |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 192 |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780143135333 |
ISBN-10: | 0143135333 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Crews, Harry |
Hersteller: | Penguin Books |
Maße: | 196 x 132 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Harry Crews |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.03.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,142 kg |
Über den Autor
Harry Crews (1935-2012) was born during the Great Depression in rural Georgia, USA. He is the author of seventeen novels and a memoir, often revolving around poor and disenfranchised characters from the Deep South. Crews taught creative writing at the University of Florida for nearly thirty years, mentoring and inspiring a generation of writers and gaining the reputation of a literary outsider and outlaw with a singular voice in American fiction. He is today considered a pillar of the Southern Gothic tradition.
Zusammenfassung
OVERLOOKED MASTERPIECE: A Childhood (1978) and the works of Harry Crews are beloved by writers and artists including Mary Karr, Annie Dillard, Carl Hiassen, Kim Gordon, Maud Newton, Michael Connelly, and more.
INTRODUCTION BY TOBIAS WOLFF: Author of the award-winning modern classic memoir, This Boy's Life, Wolff has written a compelling original essay for Penguin Classics.
FIRST TIME IN PENGUIN CLASSICS: Debuting Harry Crews's memoir along with his first novel demonstrates their status as modern classics to find a whole new audience for the book.
INTRODUCTION BY TOBIAS WOLFF: Author of the award-winning modern classic memoir, This Boy's Life, Wolff has written a compelling original essay for Penguin Classics.
FIRST TIME IN PENGUIN CLASSICS: Debuting Harry Crews's memoir along with his first novel demonstrates their status as modern classics to find a whole new audience for the book.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
---|---|
Genre: | Biographien |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Seiten: | 192 |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780143135333 |
ISBN-10: | 0143135333 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Crews, Harry |
Hersteller: | Penguin Books |
Maße: | 196 x 132 x 17 mm |
Von/Mit: | Harry Crews |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 15.03.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,142 kg |
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