Douglas Bauer
Auteur de Death by Pad Thai: And Other Unforgettable Meals
A propos de l'auteur
Douglas Bauer is the author of several books, including Prairie City, Iowa: Three Seasons at Home (Iowa, 2008), The Stuff of Fiction: Advice on Craft, and three novels, Dexterity, The Very Air, and The Book of Famous Iowans. His edited works include Death by Pad Thai and Other Unforgettable Meals afficher plus and Prime Times: Writers on Their Favorite Television Shows. Named the Public Library Foundation of Iowa's Outstanding writer in 2003, he has also won grants from the National Endowment for the Arts in both fiction and creative nonfiction. He lives in Boston and teaches literature at Bennington College. His website is douglasbauer.com. afficher moins
Œuvres de Douglas Bauer
What Happens Next?: Matters of Life and Death (Iowa and the Midwest Experience) (2013) 11 exemplaires
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- Date de naissance
- 1945
- Sexe
- male
- Lieux de résidence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 261
- Popularité
- #88,099
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 33
Ruth and Gehrig cross paths with Earl and Henry when they pass through Iowa on a fall barnstorming tour, playing local baseball teams along the way. Earl is pitching for the home team, and is on the very edge of striking out the Babe, when nine year-old Henry runs onto the field, followed by an unruly crowd of fans that threatens to trample him, but he is scooped up and rescued by Gehrig. In a delightful sequence of events, Earl and Henry are invited to accompany the two stars as they continue their tour west, traveling in plush Pullman accommodations. Along the way, we learn more of all of their stories, and meet a number of other colorful characters too.
But to my mind the most powerful element of this novel is the way in which Bauer takes us inside the minds of his characters, offering their most private thoughts in a variety of circumstances.
I'm not going to say any more. If you like deeply felt, fully realized characters, then you will love this book. I did. My very highest recommendation.
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER… (plus d'informations)