Synopsis
First published in 1967, Stop-Time was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of modern American autobiography, a brilliant portrayal of one boy's passage from childhood to adolescence and beyond. Here is Frank Conroy's wry, sad, beautiful tale of life on the road; of odd jobs and lost friendships, brutal schools and first loves; of a father's early death and a son's exhilarating escape into manhood. Stop-Time is as generous on the subject of growing up lost in America, as moving in its absolute intelligence and compassion, as anywork that has appeared before or since.
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About the Author
Frank Conroy was born in 1936 and graduated from Haverford College in 1958. He was director of the prestigious Writers' Workshop. Conroy wrote an autobiography Stop-Time, published in 1967, and his collection of stories, Midair, was published in 1985. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, GQ, Harper’s Magazine, and Partisan Review.
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Stop-Time
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1855558005
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Stop-Time
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Seller: Rob Warren Books, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by Frank Conroy. Review copy with slip laid in. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1740370297919
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Seller: Dave's Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. US orders ship with signature confirmation. 1967 Viking Press hardcover first edition with dust jacket protected in mylar, inscribed by the author on the half title page ("_____, with affection and gratitude, Frank"). A lot of edgewear (some tears closed), chipping, and soil/tanning on dj, white paint stains and sunning on bottom edge of boards (also sunning on top edge), back corners a little bumped, light tanning, else text clean, binding tight . Inscribed by Author. Seller Inventory # ABE-1717693776432