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Overview"Selected as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Off to the Side is the tale of one of America's most beloved writers. Jim Harrison traces his upbringing in Michigan amid the austerities of the Depression and the Second World War, and the seemingly greater austerities of his starchy Swedish forebears. He chronicles his coming-of-age, from a boy drunk with books to a young man making his way among fellow writers he deeply admires — including Peter Matthiessen, Robert Lowell, W.H. Auden, Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and Allen Ginsberg. Harrison discusses forthrightly the life-changing experience of becoming a father, and the minor cognitive dissonance that ensued when this boy from the ""heartland"" somehow ended up a highly paid Hollywood screenwriter. He gives free rein to his ""seven obsessions"" — alcohol, food, stripping, hunting and fishing (and the dogs who have accompanied him in both), religion, the road, and our place in the natural world — which he elucidates with earthy wisdom and an elegant sense of connectedness. Off to the Side is a work of great beauty and importance, a triumphant achievement that captures the writing life and brings all of us clues for living." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jim HarrisonPublisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Imprint: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press Edition: First Trade Paper Edition Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.90cm Weight: 0.311kg ISBN: 9780802140302ISBN 10: 0802140300 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 25 September 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsHarrison moves through his life story like Kurt Vonnegut's Billy Pilgrim. ... His work conveys such a zest for life and the living. Imagine the ultimate gourmand, outdoorsman, raconteur and storyteller all wrapped in one messy, compassionate, energetic bundle. ... The result is a delight. """Harrison moves through his life story like Kurt Vonnegut's Billy Pilgrim. ... His work conveys such a zest for life and the living. Imagine the ultimate gourmand, outdoorsman, raconteur and storyteller all wrapped in one messy, compassionate, energetic bundle. ... The result is a delight.""" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |