Henry Allen (1) (1941–)
Auteur de What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Henry Allen, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
A propos de l'auteur
Henry Allen has been a feature writer and editor for The Washington Post since 1970. His previous books include a novel, Fool's Mercy, and a collection of essays, Going Too Far Enough. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, the Paris Review, and Vogue. He lives in Takoma afficher plus Park, Maryland. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Courtesy of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Œuvres de Henry Allen
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1941
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Summit, New Jersey, USA
Membres
Critiques
A must read for those who enjoy history, the author takes you through the last century decade by decade you are given the sights, sounds, smell and feel of each decade.
I love the quote from Charles Baudelaire that the author starts the book off, he said that each age has "a department, a glance, a smile of its own."
I love the quote from Charles Baudelaire that the author starts the book off, he said that each age has "a department, a glance, a smile of its own."
Henry Allen won the Pulitzer for Criticism and it's very apparent in this fast paced nostalgic ride thru the decades of the 20th century. The speedy synopsis is quite compelling. Allen picks out not only the obvious but also the sublime and oft forgotten events of this faboulus century. I guess I found the decades I've lived in so far to be the most interesting. This book is a really fast trip down memory lane but it's well worth the ride.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 89
- Popularité
- #207,492
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 6
Where We Live is a concise string of pictures painted about childhood homes, the home of his grandparents, his father's Navy Ship from WWII, his college dorm, and summer homes.
His descriptions of time and memories put into words the thoughts and feelings you may have had about had associated with family and places lived. I had to pause after reading his essay on summer homes. It truly caused me to put the book down and pause and think about these summer places where all of our good memories reside but seem so fleeting.
A book that will enhance your own view of where you've lived.
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