| The Factory of Facts: A Memoir Contributor(s): Sante, Lucy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679746501 ISBN-13: 9780679746508 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: The acclaimed author of Low Life reinvents the memoir in a cunning, lyrical book that is at once a personal history and a meditation on the construction of identity. Born in Belgium but raised in New Jersey, Luc Sante transformed himself from a pious, timid Belgian boy into a loutish American adolescent, who eschewed French while fantasizing about the pop star Franoise Hardy. To show how this transformation came about--and why it remained incomplete--The Factory of Facts combines family anecdote and ancestral legend; detailed forays into Belgian history, language, and religion; and deft synopses of the American character. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Vintage Departures |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.04" W x 8.72" (0.92 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The acclaimed author of Low Life reinvents the memoir in a cunning, lyrical book that is at once a personal history and a meditation on the construction of identity. Born in Belgium but raised in New Jersey, Luc Sante transformed himself from a pious, timid Belgian boy into a loutish American adolescent, who eschewed French while fantasizing about the pop star Fran oise Hardy. To show how this transformation came about--and why it remained incomplete--The Factory of Facts combines family anecdote and ancestral legend; detailed forays into Belgian history, language, and religion; and deft synopses of the American character. |