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by Horton Foote First published June 1st 1999
In his plays and films, Foote has returned over and over again to Wharton, Texas, where he was born and where he lives, once again, in the house in which he grew up. Now for the first time, in Farewell, Foote turns to prose to tell his own story and the stories of the real people who have inspired his characters. The book 'Farewell' tells of his growing up in a small Texas town and is a warm and loving look back at the people and events that shaped his life and led him to a career far away from that place. It is clear, however, that this pl. Oscar-, Tony-, and Pulitzer-winning playwright and screenwriter Foote slowly recollects the minutiae of his Texas childhood in this foot-dragging, genealogy-laden memoir. Sometimes called the Chekhov of the small town, Foote has a shrewd and subtle understanding of the pettiness, gossip- mongering, and unassailable friendliness of small-town America. He also captures, all too well, the.
Farewell A Memoir Of A Texas Childhood Audiobook
Farewell A Memoir Of A Texas Childhood
Farewell A Memoir Of A Texas Childhood Sparknotes