Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
$43.45
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2006
Summary
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: A Timeless Portrait of the South
In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans embarked on an assignment for Fortune magazine, delving into the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey evolved into an extraordinary collaboration, culminating in the groundbreaking publication of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men in 1941, which garnered immense critical acclaim. This unflinching record of a place, its people, and the rhythm of their lives stan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141188492 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141188499 |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Author: | James Agee, Walker Evans, Blake Morrison |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2006 |
| Weight: | 374g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 27mm |
About The Author
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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