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Original Essays | November 5, 2009

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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

by James Agee

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The clasic that became the prototype of the modern nonfiction novel. A watershed literary event at its first publication in 1941, LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN is an unsparing record of the harsh existence of three Alabama families, and a poetic meditation on the terrible beauty of their lives, recognized by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the century.
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ISBN:
9780395488973
Subtitle:
Three Tenant Families
Introduction:
Evans, Walker
Author:
Hersey, John
Author:
Hersey, John
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
History
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
Social history
Subject:
Collections and anthologies
Subject:
Poverty
Subject:
Alabama
Subject:
Farm tenancy
Subject:
Farm tenancy -- Alabama -- History.
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Copyright:
c196
Publication Date:
February 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
471
Dimensions:
8.34x5.46x.95 in. 1.24 lbs.
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