Description
Part memoir, part meditation on reading and regional identity, this book traces a West Texas boy’s early enchantment with books and his eventual aspirations as a writer. Against the changing landscape of small-town Texas—with its Dairy Queens, modest cafés, and disappearing local institutions—it explores how literature can open unexpected paths beyond the arid world of one’s beginnings. Frank, observant, and richly attuned to place, the narrative considers memory, ambition, cultural change, and the enduring tension between intellectual life and rural roots.
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paperback
Simon & Schuster
Published Jan 1, 2001
208 pages
ISBN: 9780684870199
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First Published
1999
Language
eng
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