Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties

Zusatztext "?[the] memories are as entertaining as they come." Informationen zum Autor Robert Stone is the acclaimed author of seven novels, including A Hall of Mirrors (winner of the National Book Award), A Flag for Sunrise , Children of Light , Outerbridge Reach , Damascus Gate , and Bay of Souls . His short-story collection, Bear and His Daughter , was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Stone lives with his wife in New York City. Klappentext From the New York City of Kline and De Kooning to the jazz era of New Orleans's French Quarter, to Ken Kesey's psychedelic California, Prime Green explores the 1960s in all its weird, innocent, turbulent, and fascinating glory. Building on personal vignettes from Robert Stone's travels across America, the legendary novelist offers not only a riveting and powerful memoir but also an unforgettable inside perspective on a unique moment in American history. Zusammenfassung From the New York City of Kline and De Kooning to the jazz era of New Orleans's French Quarter! to Ken Kesey's psychedelic California! Prime Green explores the 1960s in all its weird! innocent! turbulent! and fascinating glory. Building on personal vignettes from Robert Stone's travels across America! the legendary novelist offers not only a riveting and powerful memoir but also an unforgettable inside perspective on a unique moment in American history.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Stone
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2008
• EAN: 9780060957773
• ISBN: 978-0-06-095777-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 16 mm
• Series: P.S.
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, LITERARY CRITICISM: American / General, COMPOSITION & WRITING: MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, MUSIC: Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM: Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM: Short Stories, MUSIC: Reference, EDUCATION: Reference