A Death in the Family
The classic American novel-winner of the 1958 Pulitzer Prize-now re-published for the 100th anniversary of James Agee's birthOne of Time's All-Time 100 Best NovelsA Penguin Classic Published in 1957, two years after its author's death at the age of forty-five, A Death in the Family remains a near-perfect work of art, an autobiographical novel that contains one of the most evocative depictions of loss and grief ever written. As Jay Follet hurries back to his home in Knoxville, Tennessee, he is killed in a car accident-a tragedy that destroys not only a life, but also the domestic happiness and contentment of a young family. A novel of great co…
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Weitere Autoren: Earle, Steve
- ISBN: 978-0-14-310571-8
- EAN: 9780143105718
- Produktnummer: 19381212
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Über den Autor
James Agee (1909-1955) is the author of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, the renowned study of Alabama sharecroppers during the Depression. Born in Tennessee, he died two years before the publication of A Death in the Family, his most famous work. Steve Earle (introducer) is an American singer-songwriter, political activist, and author of the short story collection Doghouse Roses. Born in Virginia, he lives with his wife in New York City.
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