{"product_id":"modern-american-memoirs-9780060927639","title":"Modern American Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[In] this anthology of well-chosen excerpts by a satisfyingly diverse group of writers....the truth of their lives shines from every beautifully, often courageously composed page.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Packed with superb writing.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern American Memoirs\u003c\/em\u003e is a sampling from 35 quintessential 20th century memoirs, including contributions from Margaret Mead, Malcolm X, Maxine Hong Kingston, Loren Eisely, and Zora Neale Hurston. Supremely written and excellent examples of the art of biography, these excerpts present a beautifully wide range of American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Dillard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060927639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDillard, Annie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie Dillard is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003ePilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Writing Life, The Living \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Maytrees\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters and has received fellowship grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110591823987,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8a08555e-0ed4-417a-b387-29fc3a9f3c7b.jpg?v=1748980956","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/modern-american-memoirs-9780060927639","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}