{"product_id":"myself-and-strangers-a-memoir-of-apprenticeship-paperback-softback-9780292709720","title":"Myself and Strangers; A Memoir of Apprenticeship (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292709720","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMyself and Strangers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Memoir of Apprenticeship\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Graves (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292709720\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e253 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGraves is a master of visual detail, and his journey unfolds with the picturesque clarity of a film.\u003c\/div\u003e (Publishers Weekly) \u003cdiv\u003eAn altogether commendable picture of a time and of a man who proved singularly American.\u003c\/div\u003e (Weekly Standard)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMyself and Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e, John Graves, the highly regarded author of \u003ci\u003eGoodbye to a River\u003c\/i\u003e and other classic works, recalls the decade-long apprenticeship in which he found his voice as a writer. He recounts his wanderings from Texas to Mexico, New York, and Spain, where, like Hemingway, he hoped to find the material with which to write books that mattered. With characteristic honesty, Graves admits the false starts and dead ends that dogged much of his writing, along with the exhilaration he felt when the words finally flowed. He frankly describes both the pleasures and the restlessness of expatriate life in Europe after World War II-as well as his surprising discovery, when family obligations eventually called him home to Texas, that the years away had prepared him to embrace his native land as the fit subject matter for his writing. For anyone seeking the springs that fed John Graves' best-loved books, this memoir of apprenticeship will be genuinely rewarding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor's Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne. Origins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo. A Mexican Interlude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree. Flounderings, and Escape Across the Waters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour. An Island Full of Noises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive. Mainly Madrid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix. Tenerife and Going Home \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven. Long Island and the Book \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight. The End of a Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530853347608,"sku":"9780292709720","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/myself-and-strangers-a-memoir-of-apprenticeship-paperback-softback-9780292709720","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}