| A Story Teller's Story: The Tale of an American Writer's Journey Through His Own Imaginative World and Through the World of Facts, with Many o Contributor(s): Anderson, Sherwood (Author), Lynch, Thomas (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0472030833 ISBN-13: 9780472030835 Publisher: University of Michigan Regional OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: A memoir of Midwestern life and culture from the author of Winesburg, Ohio Praise for "A Story Teller's Story"--- "The American "Portrait of the Artist,"" -Charles Baxter "Probably unequaled . . . for the austerity of moral courage and sincerity of conviction. . . . A book which should be read by every intelligent American." -"New York Times" "In the field of literary autobiography, it stands practically alone in America." -"The Nation" "The voice of the soliloquist . . . amplifies the drama of A Story Teller's Story, as does the persistent theme of escape, from an America of fact and factories, marketing and manufacturing, to the borderless Ohios of imagination and creation." -From the introduction by Thomas Lynch |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005048588 |
| Series: Sweetwater Fiction: Reintroductions |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.34" W x 8.28" (1.03 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A memoir of Midwestern life and culture from the author of Winesburg, Ohio Praise for A Story Teller's Story--- The American Portrait of the Artist. -Charles Baxter Probably unequaled . . . for the austerity of moral courage and sincerity of conviction. . . . A book which should be read by every intelligent American. ---New York Times In the field of literary autobiography, it stands practically alone in America. ---The Nation The voice of the soliloquist . . . amplifies the drama of A Story Teller's Story, as does the persistent theme of escape, from an America of fact and factories, marketing and manufacturing, to the borderless Ohios of imagination and creation. ---From the introduction by Thomas Lynch |