Oakland, Jack London, And Me

Informationen zum Autor ERIC MILES WILLIAMSON's first novel! the internationally acclaimed East Bay Grease (Picador USA! 1999)! was a PEN/Hemingway Finalist and listed by the Los Angeles Times Book Review as one of the Best Books of 1999. It was published in Great Britain and translated into French! German! and Finnish and reviewed by nearly 150 newspapers! radio and television shows and magazines. David Brown! producer of such films as Jaws! Driving Miss Daisy! The Player! A Few Good Men! and Chocolat! has recently optioned the film rights and begun project development. Williamson's second novel! Two-Up! was listed by the Kansas City Star and the San Jose Mercury News as one of the best 100 books of 2006! a distinction earned by only 26 novels. The French translation of Two-Up will appear in 2008. Klappentext Examines the life and work of Jack London and also the author's life and attitudes toward the poor! toward London! Oakland! culture and literature. Zusammenfassung Examines the life and work of Jack London and also the author's life and attitudes toward the poor! toward London! Oakland! culture and literature.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Williamson, Eric Miles Williamson
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2008
• EAN: 9781933896113
• ISBN: 978-1-933896-11-3
• No. of pages: 215
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies