Souvenirs of a Century: Magical Realism by an American Original and Son - Hardcover

Goodwin, Rufus; Goodwin, Sage

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0944638198 ISBN 13: 9780944638194

Publisher: Educare Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Thirty-three paintings by Sage Goodwin (b. 1904) are accompanied by poems and an essay by his son. The elder's paintings have been shown in exhibitions in Paris, New York, Hartford, and New Britain; he has pictures in the permanent collections of the Wadsworth Atheneum and the New Britain Museum of American Art; and he has published two story picture books. The paintings juxtapose American 19th-century icons with images of the 21st century, and the poems speak to the many layers of message and personality they contain. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author:

A Boston native, Goodwin is an outstanding post-modernist poet and former newsman who was both a foreign and Vatican correspondent. Also a linguist, Rufus Goodwin was educated at Yale and Georgetown Universities. Rufus has also published Valentine for a Waitress (Minerva Press, 1999), Soul Street (Educare Press, 2000), North Flame (Educare Press, 2000), and many other essays, translations, and collections of poetry.

Review:

"Everything Goodwin writes is full of wit and intelligence." -- Thomas Powes, Pulitzer Prize winner

"Goodwin has great ability as a writer." -- John Updike, author

"Goodwin's poems are both robust and witty." -- James Tate, National Book Award Winner

About this edition

• Publisher: Educare Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0944638198
• ISBN 13: 9780944638194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200
• Illustrator: Goodwin Sage