Synopsis
The reminiscences and revelations of the American writer's colleagues, acquaintances, boyhood friends, and lovers, illuminating his life, works, an the spirit of mid-century America, are bound together by commentary.
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About the Author
Barry Gifford is a celebrated writer whose novels have been translated into twenty–five languages. He has received awards from PEN, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Writers Guild of America, and his novel Wild at
Heart was turned into a film by David Lynch. Lawrence Lee was a Peabody Award–winning San Francisco journalist who also co–wrote, with Gifford, the brilliant and brilliantly–received Saroyan: A Biography. He died in 1990.
Review
"An essential text—it gives a far more authentic and balanced picture of Jack than any existing biography." -- Joyce Johnson, author of Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir
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