George Hodgman (1959–2019)
Auteur de Bettyville: A Memoir
A propos de l'auteur
George Hodgman graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia with a double major in English and magazine journalism in 1981 and received a master's degree from Boston College in 1983. He is a magazine and book editor who has worked at Simon and Schuster, Vanity Fair, and Talk magazine. His afficher plus writing has appeared in several publications including Entertainment Weekly, Interview, W, and Harper's Bazaar. His first book, Bettyville: A Memoir, was published in 2015. It was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle prize in the autobiography category. George Hodgman passed away on July 20, 2019 in New York City at the age of 60. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de George Hodgman
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Hodgman, George Arnett
- Date de naissance
- 1959-01-30
- Date de décès
- 2019-07-20
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- North Central Missouri, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Madison, Missouri, USA
Paris, Missouri, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Études
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- Professions
- book and magazine editor
- Organisations
- Henry Holt and Company
Houghton Mifflin
Simon & Schuster
Vanity Fair
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 503
- Popularité
- #49,235
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 26
- ISBN
- 15
- Langues
- 1
Hodgman’s elderly mother was clearly in trouble. He had lost one job and had the time to spend with her back home in Missouri. His work as an editor allowed him to continue “remotely” while he shepherded his mother along a path neither of them wanted to take. In this memoir he relates not only their fractious journey together, but the many incidents in their backgrounds that brought them to this place.
I found this tender and funny, heartbreaking and hopeful. There were times when I wanted to slap him (or Betty) upside the head and force one or both of them to face reality. There were times when I wanted to just wrap them in a blanket and give them little “now, now and there, there” comforting pats. I was reminded of the many trips I took to Texas to help my parents as they faced these same demons: of aging, of loss of independence, of loss of control, of loss of identity.
This snippet describes perfectly the relationship I had with my mother during the earlier stages of her disease process: I know she hates me sometimes. how could she not? I am the guard at the prison she will never get out of. Sometimes I am just as pent-up and angry. I loathe her too. Just a typical American family, torn between love and homicide, but united in our way.
Not that you need my opinion, George, but you did the right thing. Always.
The audiobook was masterfully performed by Jeff Woodman.… (plus d'informations)