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The Factory of Facts

Luc Sante

Synopsis:
The acclaimed author of Low Life reinvents the memoir in a cunning, lyrical book that is at once a personal history and a meditation on the construction of identity.Born in Belgium but raised in New Jersey, Luc Sante transformed himself from a pious, timid Belgian boy into a loutish American adolescent, who eschewed French while fantasizing about the pop star Franoise Hardy. To show how this transformation came about--and why it remained incomplete--The Factory of Facts combines family anecdote and ancestral legend; detailed forays into Belgian history, language, and religion; and deft synopses of the American character.

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Other editions: 2009, Softcover - 2009, Softcover - 2007, Softcover - 2006, Softcover - 2006, Softcover - 2005, Hardcover - 2004, Softcover - 2003, Softcover - 2003, Hardcover - 2001