Saroyan A Biography |
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| Author:
| Lee, Lawrence
Gifford, Barry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56025-761-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books
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| Imprint: | Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Along with Ernest Hemingway, William Saroyan--winner of a Pulitzer Prize in drama for
The Time of Your Life and an Academy Award for the screenplay of
The Human Comedy,--was the most well-known American writer of the 1930s and 1940s. Peabody Award-winning journalist Lawrence Lee and award-winning novelist Barry Gifford heard Saroyan's story first-hand from Carol Matthau, the wife he rejected; the son and daughter he alternately smothered and pushed away; and...
More DescriptionAlong with Ernest Hemingway, William Saroyan--winner of a Pulitzer Prize in drama for The Time of Your Life and an Academy Award for the screenplay of The Human Comedy,--was the most well-known American writer of the 1930s and 1940s. Peabody Award-winning journalist Lawrence Lee and award-winning novelist Barry Gifford heard Saroyan's story first-hand from Carol Matthau, the wife he rejected; the son and daughter he alternately smothered and pushed away; and colleagues like Artie Shaw, Celeste Holm, and Lillian Gish. Their revelations bring new depth to Saroyan's riveting story.