When I Was a Young Man: A Memoir

Kerrey, Bob

ISBN 10: 0156027437 / ISBN 13: 9780156027434

Edité par Mariner Books, 2003

N° de réf. du vendeur 0156027437-4-35918034

Synopsis :

Bob Kerrey's much-acclaimed and fascinating memoir tells the tale of a young boy's life in Nebraska, his journey as a young man into the dangers of Vietnam and the hospitals where he recovered from grievous injuries, and finally to the Nixon White House, where he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
As much a story of the American heartland at mid-century as it is a story of a man who rebuilt his life after it was wrenched awry by war, this "astonishing, wonderful book . . . is a distinguished example of that classic American genre, the tale of lost innocence" (Time).

Revue de presse: PRAISE FOR WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN

"[Kerrey] tells his story with candor, simplicity and dignity, explaining himself with plain-spoken eloquence and near-mathematical precision."--The New York Times

"A remarkable record of a journey to self-knowledge . . . echoes the deceptive simplicity of [Kerrey's] fellow Nebraskans, the novelists Willa Cather and Wright Morris. . . . Sensitive, thoughtful and perceptive."--Chicago Sun-Times

"Bob Kerrey has always been one of the most intriguing of our public figures--independent, winning, yet distant and unpredictable, always slightly out of reach.  This memoir, exceptionally well-written, helps explain the man.  It is not so much a hero's celebration of his youth as it is the anti-hero's lament for the loss of it."--David Halberstam

"Kerrey is a good writer, an actual writer . . . And he's got a great story to tell."--Esquire

"[An] ineffably sad, tormented, and wonderful book."--The New York Review of Books

"In this fascinating memoir, Bob Kerrey delivers his version of a traditional American story which beautifully dramatizes his struggle to be honest with himself. This painful exercise of memory results in a work of classic status. I hope it will be widely read--and understood."--Paul Fussell

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : When I Was a Young Man: A Memoir
Éditeur : Mariner Books
Date d'édition : 2003
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Fair