The Art of Conversation: A Guided Tour of a Neglected Pleasure
- 作者
- 出版社 Penguin Group (USA)
- 出版时间 2009年12月
- ISBN 9781592404971
- 定价 128.80
内容简介
Firstpublishedin1967,Stop-TimewasimmediatelyrecognizedasamasterpieceofmodernAmericanautobiography,abrilliantportrayalofoneboy'spassagefromchildhoodtoadolescenceandbeyond.HereisFrankConroy'swry,sad,beautifultaleoflifeontheroad;ofoddjobsandlostfriendships,brutalschoolsandfirstloves;ofafather'searlydeathandason'sexhilaratingescapeintomanhood.Stop-TimeisasgenerousonthesubjectofgrowinguplostinAmerica,asmovinginitsabsoluteintelligenceandcompassion,asanyworkthathasappearedbeforeorsince.
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