Chasing Ghosts - A Memoir of a Father, Gone to War

"Chasing Ghosts" describes how the daughter of a World War II veteran comes to understand her emotionally wounded father through his stories about his childhood, naval service in the late 1930s, and wartime experiences, and through the research she undertakes to understand her father's life in the context of history.

About the author

Louise DeSalvo started the MFA in Memoir Program at Hunter College where she held the Jenny Hunter Endowed Chair for Literature and Creative Writing until her retirement in 2017. She is the author of several books including Virginia Woolf, Vertigo, and The Art of Slow Writing.

Summary

“Chasing Ghosts” describes how the daughter of a World War II veteran comes to understand her emotionally wounded father through his stories about his childhood, naval service in the late 1930s, and wartime experiences, and through the research she undertakes to understand her father’s life in the context of history.

Product details

• Authors: Louise Desalvo
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780823268849
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-6884-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension (FUP); World War II: The Global, Huma; World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension; World War II: The Global, Huma; World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension (FUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous