About this title: Renowned for the way his plays and movies evoke small-town life, Foote here turns his talents to focus on his own childhood, retelling stories he heard at the feet of his countless relatives and neighbors, examining the ways race shaped his school days, and considering how his adult experience of his boyhood home compares to his memories.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780684844398ISBN:0684844397
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. 1493-Good sturdy used reading copy. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0684844397 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780684844398ISBN:0684844397
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover, Great reading condition, pages clean, dj has shelf wear, three pages have small chip at top from book drop, Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780684844398ISBN:0684844397
Description: Good in Good jacket. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. not price clipped; soiled; several small chips; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine bumped/ remainder mark on bottom of book. read more
Description: Reader copy. Published in 1999 by Scribner, a fine 286-page hardcover ex-library book in a nice dust jacket and mylar cover, with only a few library-related marks (no card pocket), this is a nice reading and/or collectible copy. (TX77) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner, New York
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780684844398ISBN:0684844397
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. P4-DJ has price lable on the front, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has black line mark at the bottom and light shelf wear otherwise very good. For more than five decades, Horton Foote, "the Chekhov of the small town, " has chronicled with compassion and acuity the changes in American life-both intimate and universal. His... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner, New York
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780684844398ISBN:0684844397
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. P4-DJ has light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some wrinkling on the top left corner of the spine otherwise fine. For more than five decades, Horton Foote, "the Chekhov of the small town, " has chronicled with compassion and acuity the changes in American life-both intimate and universal. His... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Touchstone Book, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780684865706ISBN:068486570X
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.287 VG+ clean, no marks, small stain to front edge of pages not appearing on insdie ow appears unread. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Touchstone, United States of America
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780684865706ISBN:068486570X
Description: Illustrated With Photos. Fine. No Jacket. As New. No Jacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Renowned for the way his plays and movies evoke small-town life, Foote here turns his talents to focus on his own childhood, retelling stories he heard at the feet of his countless relatives and neighbors, examining the ways race shaped his school days, and considering how his adult experience of his boyhood home compares to his memories..............NEW BOOK.......SC..............NEW-2. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner, New York, NY
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780684844398ISBN:0684844397
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good++ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Autobiographical work of Texas writer-author of "Tender Mercies" and "The Trip to Bountiful". 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 287 pp. Crisp and bright copy with very minor wear. Bottom page edge has black remainder mark-else clean. Appears unread. Dust jacket is bright with light creasing and a little rubbing. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York Scribner 1999 1st Edition 1st Printing
ISBN-13:9780684844398ISBN:0684844397
Description: Very Good in Fine Dust Jacket. 0684844397. Hardcover 287 pages Remainder New, unused book, black remainder mark to foot of textblock, no other flaws. Cream boards, burgundy quarter cloth. The autobiography of the dramatist and screenwriter does more than just recount his experiences of growing up in Texas. It also paints a picture of the life, customs, and people of those he knew during his childhood, and who provided characterizations for his work. read more
Description: ISBN 0-684-84439-7 Octavo (9.0 in. by 5.75 in. ); 287pp.; very good hardcover; very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped at spine; remainder mark to edge of text block; crisp; clean; bright. read more
"The two time Oscar-winning screenwriter and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is not a good memoirist. The book is filled with long lists of family names from three generations back with few anectodes about the "characters." Perhaps he was concerned about offending family members.
His small town background was similar to Harper Lee's real life and the setting for "To Kill a Mockingbird."
In contrast, Charles Shields' biography of Harper Lee, "Mockingbird" was excellent."
"This is a beautiful book. A memoir by a man whom some consider the Chekhov of America. He turns memories into poetry. It's non linear approach perfectly mimics the mystery of memories and the lore of family. It ultimately is about change. Yet, despite all the change from one century to the next, the essentials of human existence haven't changed much. Economic worries, political disputes, family squabbles, addiction, friendship, racial concerns and personal dreams are evident through out this memoir of the early part of the 20th century just as they are still today. Anyone who had a childhood and a family could enjoy this book.
Sadly, Horton Foote recently passed away at the age of 92. Having just read this book I found his passing that much more of a loss. Thankfully his beautiful works will live on."
"Foote is like Hemingway minus the macho. His lean, clean prose is addictive, reflecting his need to write dialog for plays and film that is easy on the ear. But the architecture of his prose shows an incredibly fine mind. Recommendation: try reading some of this out loud. It comes to life and makes you realize what a great writer he is."
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