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Now available in paperback for the first time . . . The story of the decade-long apprenticeship that paved the way for John Graves' masterwork, Goodbye to a River.

Trade Review
Graves is a master of visual detail, and his journey unfolds with the picturesque clarity of a film. * Publishers Weekly *
An altogether commendable picture of a time and of a man who proved singularly American. * Weekly Standard *

Table of Contents
  • Author's Preface
  • One. Origins
  • Two. A Mexican Interlude
  • Three. Flounderings, and Escape Across the Waters
  • Four. An Island Full of Noises
  • Five. Mainly Madrid
  • Six. Tenerife and Going Home
  • Seven. Long Island and the Book
  • Eight. The End of a Time

Myself and Strangers

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    A Paperback / softback by John Graves

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2005
      ISBN13: 9780292709720, 978-0292709720
      ISBN10: 0292709722

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Now available in paperback for the first time . . . The story of the decade-long apprenticeship that paved the way for John Graves' masterwork, Goodbye to a River.

      Trade Review
      Graves is a master of visual detail, and his journey unfolds with the picturesque clarity of a film. * Publishers Weekly *
      An altogether commendable picture of a time and of a man who proved singularly American. * Weekly Standard *

      Table of Contents
      • Author's Preface
      • One. Origins
      • Two. A Mexican Interlude
      • Three. Flounderings, and Escape Across the Waters
      • Four. An Island Full of Noises
      • Five. Mainly Madrid
      • Six. Tenerife and Going Home
      • Seven. Long Island and the Book
      • Eight. The End of a Time

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