Coward: Memoir of a Fat Kid
Autor John McNallyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 12 feb 2018
The naivety of childhood delights in these essays from award-winning writer John McNally. McNally details unrequited crushes, taboo fantasies, accidental criminal activity, mental illness, and rescuing his family from a fire. Uncomfortable and self-aware, this collection explores the clumsy stumblings of a young boy on the quest to be the hero of his own story.
John McNally is the author of eight books. The collection Troublemakers won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award and the Nebraska Book Award. Currently, he is Writer in Residence at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
John McNally is the author of eight books. The collection Troublemakers won the John Simmons Short Fiction Award and the Nebraska Book Award. Currently, he is Writer in Residence at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781945883095
ISBN-10: 194588309X
Pagini: 300
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 mm
Editura: Curbside Splendor Publishing
Colecția Curbside Splendor Publishing
ISBN-10: 194588309X
Pagini: 300
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 mm
Editura: Curbside Splendor Publishing
Colecția Curbside Splendor Publishing
Notă biografică
John McNally is the author of three novels: After the Workshop, America’s Report Card, and The Book of Ralph; one YA novel, Lord of the Ralphs; and two story collections, Troublemakers (winner of the John Simmons Short Fiction Award and the Nebraska Book Award) and Ghosts of Chicago (voted one of the top twenty fiction books of 2008 by readers of The Believer). He has also written two books for writers: The Creative Writer’s Survival Guide: Advice from an Unrepentant Novelist and Vivid and Continuous: Essays and Exercises for Writing Fiction. John’s work has appeared in over a hundred publications, including the Washington Post, The Sun, and Virginia Quarterly Review. A native of Chicago’s southwest suburb Burbank, John divides his time between Lafayette, Louisiana, where he is Writer in Residence at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Descriere
McNally cheerfully explores the awkwardness of adolescence in his memoir cataloging the uncoordinated yet unforgettable moments from his childhood.