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I Thought My Father Was God: And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
Contributor(s): Auster, Paul (Author)

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 ISBN: 0312421001     ISBN-13: 9780312421007
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2002
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Annotation: One of America's foremost writers, novelist Paul Auster ("Timbuktu") and the host of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered, " collects the best stories submitted to NPR's National Story Project--and illuminates the powerful role of storytelling in all readers' lives. "Unforgettable testimonials of human resilience. Moving and amusing dispatches from across America."--"Us Weekly" (starred review).
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 20th Century
- History | Social History
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
Dewey: 973.9
LCCN: 2002067329
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.75 lbs) 383 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Booksense '76 Sep/Oct 2002 09/01/2002 pg. 1
New York Review of Books 12/04/2008 pg. 36
 
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Publisher Description:

The true-life stories in this unique collection provide a window into the American mind and heart (The Daily News). One hundred and eighty voices - male and female, young and old, from all walks of life and all over the country - talk intimately to the reader. Combining great humor and pathos this remarkable selection of stories from the thousands submitted to NPR's Weekend All Things Considered National Story Project gives the reader a glimpse of America's soul in all its diversity.

Contributor Bio(s): Auster, Paul: -

Paul Auster is the bestselling author of Winter Journal, Sunset Park, Invisible, The Book of Illusions, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. He has been awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature, the Prix Medicis Etranger, the Independent Spirit Award, and the Premio Napoli. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

"Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts."--Timothy Peters, San Francisco Chronicle
 
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