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OverviewChildhood polio left Leonard Kriegel without the use of his legs. In Flying Solo, he writes in a lyrical, uncompromising voice about the interlaced themes of courage and masculinity against the backdrop of loss. Tracing memories back to his coming of age in the 1940s and 1950s, he portrays an interior life partly sustained by traditional visions of manhood, partly raging at the impossibility of fully living them out. Flying Solo is beautiful personal writing that will change the way we think about manhood. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leonard KriegelPublisher: Beacon Press Imprint: Beacon Press Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.70cm Weight: 0.255kg ISBN: 9780807072318ISBN 10: 0807072311 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 June 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsI love @lt;i@gt;Flying Solo@lt;/i@gt;. . . . Kriegel's body is crippled, yet his mind sees far beyond his body. . . . [A] fierce embracing of life.--Andre Dubus@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; With a passion that both illuminates and darkens moments of hard-won beauty and a wisdom that ripens while wary of ripeness, Leonard Kriegel wrestles us inside the meaning of being crippled. --Richard Eder, @lt;i@gt;Los Angeles Times@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; In this unflinching yet lyrical memoir, Kriegel exalts an American mythic vision of mid-20th-century machismo. . . . Never pulling a punch, the would-have-been Bronx street fighter extols the manly virtues of anger, revenge and rage against the fates. --@lt;i@gt;Publishers Weekly@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; These essays sear us with their passion and articulateness, shame us with their candor . . . and delight us with their charged, thrilling language. --Phillip Lopate I love Flying Solo . . . . Kriegel's body is crippled, yet his mind sees far beyond his body. . . . [A] fierce embracing of life.--Andre Dubus<br><br> With a passion that both illuminates and darkens moments of hard-won beauty and a wisdom that ripens while wary of ripeness, Leonard Kriegel wrestles us inside the meaning of being crippled. --Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times <br><br> In this unflinching yet lyrical memoir, Kriegel exalts an American mythic vision of mid-20th-century machismo. . . . Never pulling a punch, the would-have-been Bronx street fighter extols the manly virtues of anger, revenge and rage against the fates. -- Publishers Weekly <br><br> These essays sear us with their passion and articulateness, shame us with their candor . . . and delight us with their charged, thrilling language. --Phillip Lopate I love Flying Solo. . . . Kriegel's body is crippled, yet his mind sees far beyond his body. . . . [A] fierce embracing of life.--Andre Dubus With a passion that both illuminates and darkens moments of hard-won beauty and a wisdom that ripens while wary of ripeness, Leonard Kriegel wrestles us inside the meaning of being crippled. --Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times In this unflinching yet lyrical memoir, Kriegel exalts an American mythic vision of mid-20th-century machismo. . . . Never pulling a punch, the would-have-been Bronx street fighter extols the manly virtues of anger, revenge and rage against the fates. --Publishers Weekly These essays sear us with their passion and articulateness, shame us with their candor . . . and delight us with their charged, thrilling language. --Phillip Lopate Author InformationLeonard Kriegel's work has appeared frequently in Harper's, The Nation, The New York Times Magazine, Best American Essays, and many other publications. The author of six books, he lives with his wife in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |