My Dear Mother
Stormy Boastful, and Tender Letters By Distinguished Sons--From Dostoevsky to Elvis
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
10 January 1997
Summary
This fascinating collection of letters between sons and mothers offers an intimate and unexpected glimpse into the mind and heart of the artist. Here are letters by over fifty writers, painters, and musicians, from boyhood to manhood—including Elvis Presley, Ezra Pound, E. B. White, Paul Cezanne, Henry James, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Richard Wagner, Victor Hugo, Jean Cocteau, Tennessee Williams, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781565121218 |
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| ISBN-10: | 156512121X |
| Author: | Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Holly Johnson |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 1997 |
| Weight: | 417g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 153mm x 206mm |
Karen Elizabeth Gordon
Karen Elizabeth Gordon is the author of seven books, including her mischievous language handbooks The Deluxe Transitive Vampire, The New Well-Tempered Sentence, and Torn Wings and Faux Pas. She divides her time between California and France.
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