The books that mattered
Subtitle: a reader's memoir
By: Frye Gaillard
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Montgomery
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781588382870
Subjects: Books and reading; Psychological aspects
Description: A series of carefully crafted, often deeply personal essays, Frye Gaillard blends memoir, history, and critical analysis to explore the works of Harper Lee, Anne Frank, James Baldwin, Robert Penn Warren, John Steinbeck, and many others. This book is a tribute to the writings that have enriched and altered his life.
Table of contents: title: Once upon a time; title: Southern voices; title: Across the divide; title: The power of the truth; title: Darkness; title: Just telling a story; title: Poetry, prose and a sense of place; title: Forgotten histories; title: Family values; title: The classics and the glory of the stars.