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§Author· 1 book
Harry Crews
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A Childhood: The Biography of a Place
Harry Crews, 1978
6 ratings
§ About Harry Crews's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 1
- Published
- 1978
- Genres
- Bacon County (Ga.), Biography
The book: A Childhood: The Biography of a Place (1978)
Described by the New Yorker as "one of the finest memoirs ever written." Crews describes growing up poor in rural Georgia during the Great Depression. It is a world filled with both tenderness and violence, comedy and tragedy, where nearly everyone he knew had suffered some form of physical harm or loss.
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- What is Harry Crews best known for?
- Harry Crews is best known for A Childhood: The Biography of a Place, published in 1978 with 6 ratings and a 3.9 average. It is the most-rated of Harry Crews's books on SansFiction.
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- Harry Crews's books on SansFiction are tagged Bacon County (Ga.) and Biography.
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