Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
$45.71
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2006
Summary
First time in Penguin Modern Classics
In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when, in 1941, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men was first published to enormous critical acclaim. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives today stands…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141188492 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141188499 |
| Author: | James Agee, Walker Evans, Blake Morrison |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2006 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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James Agee
JAMES AGEE (1909-1955), a poet, screenwriter, and journalist, won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel A Death in the Family. His other books include a volume of poems, Permit me Voyage, the novel The Morning Watch, and several collections of correspondence, reviews and film scripts.
WALKER EVANS (1903-1975) is best known for his striking Depression-era photographs. He served as an editor for both Fortune and Time and was a professor of graphic arts at Yale.
Blake Morrison was born in Skipton, Yorkshire, in 1950. His non-fiction books include And When Did You Last See Your Father? (1993), As If (1997), Too True (1998), Things My Mother Never Told Me (2002). His first novel, The Justification of Johann Gutenberg was published in 2000. Blake Morrison lives in London.
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