Tracy Kidder
Auteur de Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
A propos de l'auteur
Tracy Kidder was educated at the University of Iowa and Harvard University. He served in the US Army in Vietnam. Kidder has garnered numerous literary awards including the Pulitzer Prize in General Non-Fiction and the National Book Award for General Nonfiction both in 1982. He has also been honored afficher plus with the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, 1990 and the Christopher Award, 1990. His publications include numerous nonfiction articles and short fiction for The Atlantic and other periodicals. Non-Fiction books include The Road to Yuba City, Doubleday, 1974; The Soul of a New Machine, Atlantic Monthly-Little Brown, 1981 for which he won a Pulitzer and a National Book Award; House, Houghton Mifflin, 1985; Old Friends, Houghton Mifflin, 1993; Home Town, Random House, 1999; Mountains Beyond Mountains, Random House, 2003; My Detachment, Random House, 2005; Strength in What Remains, Random House, 2009. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Tracy Kidder
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (2003) 4,924 exemplaires
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's urgent mission to bring healing to homeless people (2023) 226 exemplaires
Mountains Beyond Mountains. The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World. Syracuse University Special… 7 exemplaires
Swan 1 exemplaire
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The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism (1997) — Contributeur — 214 exemplaires
American Soldier: Stories of Special Forces from Iraq to Afghanistan (Adrenaline) (2002) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
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- Nom légal
- Kidder, John Tracy
- Date de naissance
- 1945-11-12
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Massachusetts, USA
Maine, USA - Études
- Harvard University
University of Iowa
Phillips Academy - Professions
- soldier
journalist
non-fiction writer - Organisations
- United States Army
The Atlantic Monthly
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- Œuvres
- 15
- Aussi par
- 9
- Membres
- 13,633
- Popularité
- #1,703
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 414
- ISBN
- 163
- Langues
- 9
- Favoris
- 30
Home Town is a memoir, woven-together stories of several inhabitants of Northampton Massachusetts from the 1950s through late 1990s. The main character is Tommy, a police officer and long time resident, but the story delves into stories of criminals, wealthy eccentrics, Smith College students, and others. It captures the small town feel in general and the Northampton vibe specifically, very very well. It's easy to read, mild, enjoyable. But it is too long. I was pretty tired of the characters by the end and there were portions I think could have been shortened or skipped as they just dragged on, especially in the absence of any significant plot.… (plus d'informations)