Myself and Strangers by John Graves

Myself and Strangers by John Graves

In Myself and Strangers, John Graves, the highly regarded author of Goodbye to a River 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 I--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.

Graves is a master of visual detail, and his journey unfolds with the picturesque clarity of a film* Publishers Weekly *
An altogether commendable picture of a time and of a man who proved singularly American. * Weekly Standard *

John Graves (1920-2013) lived and wrote in Glen Rose, Texas, in the Hard Scrabble country that inspired so much of his work. A recipient of many honors for his writing (including a National Book Award nomination for Goodbye to a River), he is a former President and a Fellow of the Texas Institute of Letters and a past holder of Guggenheim and Rockefeller fellowships.

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ISBN 13	9780292709720
ISBN 10	0292709722
Title	Myself and Strangers
Author	John Graves
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Texas Press
Year published	2005-09-01
Number of pages	253
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