Autobiography of a Face - Couverture souple

Grealy, Lucy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060569662 ISBN 13 : 9780060569662

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2003

Synopsis

Autobiography of a Face "I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison."At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. In this strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. Vividly por...

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Lucy Grealy, an award-winning poet, was born in Ireland in 1963. She lived in the UK and in Germany but spent most of her life in New York, where she grew up, and where she died in 2002. She also published a collection of essays, As Seen on TV: Provocations.

Revue de presse :

“This is a young woman’s first book, the story of her own life, and both book and life are unforgettable.” (New York Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060569662
• ISBN 13: 9780060569662
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256