Home American Writers Remember Rooms of Their Own |
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Editor:
| Fiffer, Sharon Sloan Fiffer, Steven Bausch, Richard Earley, Tony Garner, James Finn Gates, Henry Louis Gurganus, Allan Harrison, Colin Harrison, Kathryn McCown, Clint Kotlowitz, Alex Karbo, Karen Jen, Gish Power, Susan Santiago, Esmeralda Simpson, Mona Smiley, Jane Tisdale, Sallie White, Bailey |
Author:
| Barry, Lynda |
ISBN: | 978-0-679-76885-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1996 |
Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Vintage |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.00 |
Book Description:
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In
Home, eighteen of our finest writers evoke different rooms--from their pasts, their present, or simply their imaginations--in order to investigate the ways in which homes contain our lives. The results are touching, provocative, and sometimes hilarious. And since a portion of the editors' proceeds will go to organizations that help the homeless,
Home is really where the heart is. Contributors include- Lynda Barry, Richard Bausch, Tony Earley, James Finn Garner, Henry...
More DescriptionIn Home, eighteen of our finest writers evoke different rooms--from their pasts, their present, or simply their imaginations--in order to investigate the ways in which homes contain our lives. The results are touching, provocative, and sometimes hilarious. And since a portion of the editors' proceeds will go to organizations that help the homeless, Home is really where the heart is. Contributors include- Lynda Barry, Richard Bausch, Tony Earley, James Finn Garner, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Allan Gurganus, Colin Harrison, Kathryn Harrison, Gish Jen, Karen Karbo, Alex Kotlowitz, Clint McCown, Susan Power, Esmeralda Santiago, Mona Simpson, Jane Smiley, Sallie Tisdale, and Bailey White.
"Unforgettable...These pages are filled with the kind of details that etch a childhood place into the deep recesses of memory, that distinguish the sensual life of one family from another."--Los Angeles Times Book Review