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Joel Agee, the son of James Agee, was raised for 12 years in East Germany, where his stepfather, the novelist Bodo Uhse, was a member of the privileged communist intelligentsia. This is the story of how young Joel failed to become a good communist, becoming instead a fine writer.

Twelve Years An American Boyhood in East Germany

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/2000
      ISBN13: 9780226010502, 978-0226010502
      ISBN10: 0226010503

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Joel Agee, the son of James Agee, was raised for 12 years in East Germany, where his stepfather, the novelist Bodo Uhse, was a member of the privileged communist intelligentsia. This is the story of how young Joel failed to become a good communist, becoming instead a fine writer.

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