The Last American Man
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The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert
Finalist for the National Book Award 2002 Look out for Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, on sale nowIn this rousing examination of contemporary American male identity, acclaimed author and journalist Elizabeth Gilbert explores the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway. In 1977, at the age of seventeen, Conway left his family's comfortable suburban home to move to the Appalachian Mountains. For more than two decades he has lived there, making fire with sticks, wearing skins from animals he has trapped, and trying to convince Americans to give up their materialistic lifestyles and return with him back to nature. To Gilbert, Conway's mythical character challenges all our assumptions about what it is to be a modern man in America; he is a symbol of much we feel how our men should be, but rarely are.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670030866 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670030864 |
| Title | The Last American Man |
| Author | Elizabeth Gilbert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2002-05-13 |
| Number of pages | 271 |
| Prizes | Commended for National Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2002, Short-listed for National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography/Autobiography) 2002, Short-listed for Literary Award (First Nonfiction) 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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